lifestyle

• what did the indigenous use buffalo for?

  food mainly
• why were tribes separated?

  to reduce conflict and live their own personal lifestyles
• buffalos

  • main source of food
  • skin used for tipis
  • bones used for food and weapons
  • all of the buffalo was used
  • herds followed by indigenous
  • only buffalo needed were killed and was not done for fun
• how did being nomadic help indigenous peoples survive?

  • indigenous followed the buffalos
  • buffalo migrated across the plains in search of fresh grass
  • they could get everything they needed from the buffalos
  • land they lived on wasn't damaged as they kept moving
• how did hunting buffalo help indigenous peoples survive?

  • key things for indigenous survival
  • used for meat, clothing, tipis, kitchen items and tools
  • thick fur which kept indigenous warm through clothes
  • only killed the buffalo needed
• how did the tipi help indigenous peoples survive?

  • key for living a nomadic lifestyle as it could be packed away in 10 mins
  • warm and covered in buffalo fur with a fire in the middle
  • wouldn't ruin ground underneath
• how did horses help indigenous peoples survive?

  • changed nature of warfare
  • raid longer distances
  • stealing horses from other tribes showed bravery
  • children taught to ride horses
• what is a tribal structure?

  how tribes were organised
• what is a social structure?

  roles the different people had in the tribes