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American West - Coggle Diagram
American West
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Plains Indians
Didn't believe land could be owned by a single person, it belonged to everyone
Hunted buffalo, eaten as a raw delicacy or turned into clothing and shelter, burned during rituals, buried the heart to bring life to a new herd
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Each tribe was made up of different bands, bands could be several hundred people or just 20 or 30
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chiefs were valued because of their wisdom, leadership and spiritual power, as well as skill as warriors and hunters
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counting coup - touching the enemy with a specially decorated stick, won soldiers a lot of glory
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they did not go to war to gain land or conquer others, they went to war to get horses, to increase their power or for revenge or honour
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