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What was the Lifestyle of the Native Americans - Coggle Diagram
What was the Lifestyle of the Native Americans
Lifestyle
They were nomadic they would move around following the buffalo
Relied on Buffalo to survive
Used buffalo in the Tipi's
Buffalo For spiritual and food
Lived in Tipi's
Warfare
Native Americans would scalp their enemy to stop them going to the after life.
Dog Soldiers would protect the tribe at all costs.
Cheyenne and Sioux tribes would fight each other to get horses and buffalo
The native Americans would Counting Coup the enemy to show how brave they were.
Culture
The Chief was figurehead but did not make all decisions alone
Dog Soldiers: organised buffalo hunt
Women would Cook, Clean and look after childern
Men: hunting protecting the tribe
Children were used as lookouts
Eldredly would teach the childern what to do
Beliefs
Wakan Tanka
Sun dance, ghost dance, buffalo dance. were all sacred
Medicine Men
Nature's Great Circle was a Balance and harmony.
Land
Hunting
The main ways of hunting were the Jump, Chase ans Stampede
Horses and guns made hunting the buffalo a lot easier.
Mostly hunted buffalo