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    THE GREAT PLAINS The Great Plains Native Americans were indigenous people who live in the center of North America. They covered states from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi River and cover some provinces in Canada to Texas. The Great Plains Native Americans were separated into two groups called the Plain Indians and Prairie Indians. The Great Plains Native Americans were rich with culture‚ wore traditional clothing‚ and made their own tools. Some of the Great Plains Native Americans

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    University of the Philippines Diliman College of Social Sciences and Philosophy Department of Geography Final Paper in Geography 155 THE GREAT CENTRAL PLAINS Mary Angelie A. Pasion PHYSICAL BACKGROUND OF THE GREAT CENTRAL PLAINS General Information and Physical Background The North American Plains include the area from the Canadian boreal forest in the north to central Texas in the south and from the Rocky Mountain in the west to the Missouri River and the eastern boundaries of the

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    the Great Plains. The Crow tribe of the Great Plains were nomadic and followed the buffalo migrations which provided their food. This tribe spent a good part of the year living in camps that could easily be dismantled and moved to follow the buffalo migrations. Other tribes of the plains were more sedentary. These tribes lived in permanent villages year round. The Great Plains are located between the South and Midwest regions to the east and the Rocky Mountains to the west. The Great Plains

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    PLAINS INDIANS The American Indians are among the best known of all Native Americans. These Indians played a significant role in shaping the history of the West. Some of the more noteworthy Plains Indians were Big Foot‚ Black Kettle‚ and Crazy Horse. Big Foot Big Foot was also known as Spotted Elk. Born in the Northern Great Plains‚ he eventually became a Minneconjou Teton Sioux chief. He was part of a tribal delegation that traveled to Washington‚ D.C.‚ and worked to establish schools

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    Plains Indians The American Plains Indians are among the best known of all Native Americans. There Indians played a significant role in shaping the history of the West. Some of the more noteworthy Plains Indians were Big Foot‚ Black Kettle‚ Red Cloud‚ Sitting Bull‚ and Spotted Tail. Big Foot Big Foot (? 1825-1890) was also known as Spotted Elk. Born in the Great Plains he eventually became a Minneconjou Teton Sioux chief. He was part of a tribal delegation that traveled to Washington‚ D.C.‚

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    Broad and flat‚ plains are well named. Some appear when glaciers and streams erode away elevated terrain; others spread where rising magma pushes‚ erupts‚ and spews. Some plains spill into the oceans‚ and others are bound by mountains on several sides. They all hide a tumultuous geologic history beneath their level disguise. The base of the vast Great Plains in North America formed when several small pieces of continental crust collided and welded together more than a billion years ago. As time

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    Buffalo The Great Animal Of The Plains Buffalos or bison are one of the beasts that used to freely roam the Wild West. They are one of the strongest and most powerful animals in North America. Millions once roamed the United States‚ Canada‚ and Mexico. Today they’re far fewer and less common. Most buffaloes live in national parks and protected areas. What Do Buffaloes Look Like? Buffaloes are very large animals that sort of resemble a bull. They have a big hump on their back close to their shoulders

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    Why did the plains indians loase controll of the plains? Indians lost control of the plains due to white settlers. Although there are many causes which could of contributed to the Indians demise‚ it is hard to determine the most important. Some of these factors i think significant than others. One reason of why the indians lost controll of the plains was the development of homesteading. Homesteaders would fence of the land which the buffalo used to graze on and the indians used to live on.

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    Eastern Plains Villagers

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    Element: The Horse among the Eastern Plains Villagers In the Eastern Plains Villages‚ nearly everyone had horses that were supplied by Jumano and Comanche traders. The benefits were nearly irresistible‚ and they started using horses to hunt‚ make sudden attacks‚ and became middlemen in the food trade industry. However‚ they soon learned that horses would destroy cornfields and consume large amounts of the dwindling supply of cottonwood bark. Within the Eastern Plains there were many different equestrian

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    How the Indians solved the problems of living on the plains The Plains Indians were a people who had to survive under harsh living conditions. They were faced with many problems and challenges and yet they survived for hundreds of years thanks to their way of life. Each tribe was accustomed to different methods of survival; some were nomads and some were settled in the same place‚ but they all had similar attributes on how to survive. The Native American Indians main source of food was hunting

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