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The plains people were different tribes so the paintings varied on the tribe.

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The people of the plains hunted a lot of bison. The technique they used included using blinds. The blinds were constructed to be wide at one end and narrow at the other. The hunters would begin the process by moving a herd towards the wide end. Other members of the group like women, children, and elderly people would come up behind the blinds yelling and waving their arms which kept the stampeding herd within the run.

The plains people often had to travel great distances. They needed food to take along that wouldn't spoil. They developed an extremely useful and nutritious trail food called pemmican. The three main ingredients were ground up dried bison meat, lard, and dried berries. It was all mixed together to make a cake and wrapped up in bison hide packaging. A small amount gave a lot of food energy because of the high protein content. The pemmican also lasted for months, it was both nutritious and tasty.

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The plains peoples are part of a huge North American Indians who have lived in the Interior Plains. In the past, the cultures of the Plains peoples depended of one animal - The Bison. The bison or buffalo was used for meat, hides, hair, horns and bones. The Sundance was thee central religious festival of the Plains Peoples. This dance was called the "thirsting dance" because the sought visions by subjecting themselves to pain and suffering. This dance was held during the summer, when most members of a nation assembled prior to the bison hunt.

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The Peoples of the Plains Map

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The ideal house for nomadic peoples was the tipi. It consisted of three or four support poles made of wood, usually birch, because this tree grows straight and has relatively thin trunks. The tipi's are set up in a pyramid shape. They could shelter a single family. The frame was often covered with bison hide. A flap is left open at the top of the tipi to allow for ventilation and escape of smoke. It could be set up or taken down in a short period of time. Since there were a lot of times where there was a herd of bison passing, the band had to be able to move on very short notice