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What animal provided many basic needs for the plains Indians and was the central to their way of life?
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Everyday life for American Indians on the Great Plains centered on the bison. American Indians hunted the bison and used the parts of the animal in great efficiency. The meat provided nutritional sustenance, the skin was used in the construction of dwellings and to make clothing, the hair was used to make bedding and also added a layer of warmth to clothing, and the teeth and bones were used in the fashioning of jewelry and tools.
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What animal did the plains Indians rely on for food shelter and clothing?
The Plains Indians had the buffalo. For most of the Eastern Indians the deer was the key animal. For the Inuit it was the seal and the caribou.
What is the important animal resource of great plains Indians?
I don’t know cuz it hard
What plant or animal changed the way the Indians of the great plains lived?
horses
What did the great plains Indians use to make teepees?
animal skin and long wooden poles.
Which animal was more important to the Western Plains Indians the buffalo or the horse?
Many Western Plains Indians relied heavily on bison. They used everything on bison including their skin, hair, and meat in order to survive.
What did the central plains Indians farm?
I think that the central plains Indians farmed corn, beans, and squash mabe little wheat. :>
What animal did the plains Indians rely on for food shelter and clothing?
The Plains Indians had the buffalo. For most of the Eastern Indians the deer was the key animal. For the Inuit it was the seal and the caribou.
What was not central to the life and culture of the Plains Indians in the 1800s?
Interaction with English settlers was not central to the life and culture of the plains Indians in the 1800s. This was because these settlers brought diseases that killed the natives.
What type of homes did plain Indians have?
what type of homes did the plains indianzhave
What did the central plains Indians hunt?
they hunted buffalo, elk , and deer
Which was not central to life and culture of the plains Indians in the late 1800s?
buffalo
Did the Plains Indians have art?
Most plains Indians had art in the form of cave paintings, or even painted things such as animal skins depicting hunting scenes or nature. The plains Indians also had painted pottery and jewelry.
The introduction of what animal by the spanish changed the culture of the plains Indians?
Horse
What animal changed the way the Indians of the great plains lived?
horses
What are the central plains animal life?
Umm I don't now
What is the important animal resource of great plains Indians?
I don’t know cuz it hard
What was not central to the life and culture of the plains Indians in the 1800?
buffalobuffalo for their food, hunting, etc.
