3.1 The Plains Indians: Their Beliefs and Way of Life

• What were the major Plains Indian tribes?

  Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Crow
• Match the Plains Indian tribe with their belief system:

  Sioux ↔️ Great Spirit, White Buffalo Calf Woman

  Cheyenne ↔️ Supreme Being, Morning Star

  Arapaho ↔️ Sun Dance, Trickster figure

  Crow ↔️ Creator, sacred pipe
• Order the following Plains Indian tribes by their key beliefs:

  1️⃣ Sioux: Great Spirit, White Buffalo Calf Woman

  2️⃣ Cheyenne: Supreme Being, Morning Star

  3️⃣ Arapaho: Sun Dance, Trickster figure

  4️⃣ Crow: Creator, sacred pipe
• The Crow tribe was known for its rich cultural traditions and trading skills
• The Sioux believed in a Great Spirit that permeated all of nature
• What ceremony did the Arapaho practice to honor the Great Spirit?

  Sun Dance
• Order the roles in the Plains Indian hierarchical social structure from highest to lowest authority:

  1️⃣ Chiefs

  2️⃣ Warriors

  3️⃣ Elders

  4️⃣ Men

  5️⃣ Women
• The harsh environment of the Plains limited their agricultural practices to crops like corn, beans, and squash
• The Plains Indians were nomadic and lived in portable tepees made from bison hides.

  True
• The Crow believed in a Creator who gave them the sacred pipe to communicate with the spirit world.


  True
• The Plains Indians relied on bison for food, clothing, and shelter.


  True
• The Sioux believed in a Great Spirit that permeated all of nature
• What were the Sioux known for?

  Skilled bison hunters
• What common belief did the Plains Indian tribes share about the spirit world?

  Deep connection to nature
• The Plains Indians were nomadic because they followed the bison
• What was the purpose of the Sun Dance ceremony practiced by the Arapaho tribe?

  Honor the Great Spirit
• The Plains Indians lived in permanent homes made of stone.

  False
• Match the Plains Indian tribe with their key belief or practice:

  Sioux ↔️ White Buffalo Calf Woman

  Cheyenne ↔️ Thunderbird

  Arapaho ↔️ Sun Dance

  Crow ↔️ Sacred pipe
• The Cheyenne worshipped the Morning Star and believed in a Supreme Being.


  True
• The Crow believed in a Creator who gave them the sacred pipe
• Family and community were central to Plains Indian life.

  True
• What did the Plains Indians trade with other tribes and European settlers?

  Bison products
• Which Plains Indian tribe believed in the Great Spirit and the White Buffalo Calf Woman?

  Sioux
• The Crow believed in a Creator who gave them the sacred pipe
• The Cheyenne worshipped the Morning Star and believed in a Supreme Being that created the world.


  True
• Mythological traditions were central to the Plains Indians' deep connection to the land.

  True
• Women in the Plains Indian tribes prepared food and made clothing and tools
• Due to the harsh environment, agriculture focused on crops like corn, beans, and squash
• Women in the Plains Indian tribes sustained the community by managing households and expressing cultural traditions
• The bison-based economy of the Plains Indians was destroyed as the bison population was hunted to near-extinction.


  True
• What was the Great Spirit believed by the Sioux tribe to permeate?

  All of nature
• Which tribe believed in the Raven as a messenger between the physical and spiritual realms?

  Crow
• What was the primary responsibility of chiefs in the Plains Indian tribes?

  Providing leadership
• What was the primary economic activity of the Plains Indian tribes?

  Bison hunting
• Men in the Plains Indian tribes primarily hunted and defended the tribe.


  True
• Order the impacts of Western expansion on the Plains Indian tribes from first to last.

  1️⃣ Disruption of nomadic lifestyle

  2️⃣ Decimation of bison-based economy

  3️⃣ Decline of traditional culture and beliefs

  4️⃣ Conflicts with the U.S. government

  5️⃣ Confinement to reservations
• The Western expansion led to tensions and conflicts between the Plains Indians and the encroaching American settlers and government
• Match the Plains Indian role with its description:

  Chiefs ↔️ Provided leadership

  Warriors ↔️ Responsible for hunting

  Elders ↔️ Respected for their wisdom

  Women ↔️ Managed the household
• What was the primary economic activity of the Plains Indian tribes?

  Bison hunting
• Match the economic activity with its description:

  Bison Hunting ↔️ Primary source of resources

  Agricultural Practices ↔️ Limited crop cultivation

  Trade ↔️ Exchanged bison products