PLATEAU AND GREAT PLAINS

BY ASHLEY STEWART-SMITH

North American Indian Regions:

Geographic Map Of North America

Upper Plains: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota and parts of Canada

About 38 Tribes in the Plains Region: Pawnee, OjibwaApache, Chippewa, Comanche, Cherokee,

Mountain:Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming

About 40 Tribes in the Plateau Region: Nez Perce, Shoshoni, Yakama, Spokane, Salish

Plateau Indians

Plateau Indian Chiefs and Young Indian Men

Plateau Indian Women Crushing Berries

Plateau Region

Dugout log canoes were used by most groups, but usually just for transportation and not for fishing

Plateau Tribe- Nez Perce Horses: Appaloosa

Plateau Headdress and Loop Neck: These pieces were commonly worn by men of the tribes.

Plateau Indian Clothing and Shoes

Great Plains Region

BUFFALO HUNT, UNDER THE WOLF SKIN   - by George Catlin 1830's

Plains Indian Grass & Mud lodges and Teepees: Great Plains Indians used buffalo skins for the Teepees and painted sacred pictures on them.

Great Plains Indian Men

Great Plains Indian Women and Child

Great Plains Hairdos and Loop Necklaces

Great Plains Indian Clothing and Quillwork: The Plains women made the clothing for the entire tribe. The clothing was made out of animal skins.

QUILLWORK (a form of embroidery)Quills were used to decorate clothing, moccasins, bags, and baskets.

Map of the North American Indian Cultures