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Native Americans, Way Of Life, White Opposition to..., How The White…
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Way Of Life
Beliefs
Afterlife
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Exposure
Elderly were willing to be abandoned for the good of the tribe as they believed in the afterlife waiting for them
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Dances
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Sun dance
To mark a boy becoming a man. Boys were hung from clamps in a sweat house for days until they halucinated their new name eg. Black kettle
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Ghost Dance
This was created when the Indian way of life was under attack and was designed to gain support, wisdom and courage from the brave chiefs of the past. This terrified their white oppressors and inspired the Massacre Of Wounded Knee
Warfare
Counting Coup
This was used to resolve a fight with greater honour and lower loss of life. A warrior would tap their opponent with a stick or their palm to show superiority.
Scalping
Terrifying and painful. This was used to ensure that the warrior killed could not go to the afterlife to continue his fight in the Happy Hunting Grounds. These scalps were hung as trophies on the top of tipis
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Lifestyle
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Tipis
They were made of bison skins which were plentiful but used limited wood, which was a precious resource in the prairies.
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Structure
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Men
Were warriors, chiefs, medicine men and dog soldiers. Boys were taught how to shoot and ride from a young age
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Hunting
BISON!!
These animals completley supported their entire community, and way of life was based entirely around them
Every part of them were used for food, tools, clothes, shelter and rituals
White Opposition to...
Lifestyle
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Their nomadic lifestyle was completely different to the European system of houses, towns and land ownership.
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Warfare
Believed it was barbaric and scaplping terrified them and made them believe that the natives were a threat to them and their family. They only knowledge of these tribes came from dramatic and biased white newspapers.
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Beliefs
They were mainly christian and the native beliefs directly contrasted this. This led to a view that the Plains Indians needed to be fixed to be 'good Christians' or killed as they were working against god.
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