11 Facts About Plains Indian

Plains Indian tribes are usually divided into two broad classifications which overlap to some degree.

Plains Indian encountered villages and cities of the Plains village cultures.

The earliest farmers, the Southern Plains Indian villagers were probably Caddoan speakers, the ancestors of the Wichita, Pawnee, and Arikara of today.

Plains Indian farmers developed short-season and drought resistant varieties of food plants.

Typically, on the southern Plains Indian, they planted crops in the spring, left their permanent villages to hunt buffalo in the summer, returned to harvest crops in the fall, and left again to hunt buffalo in the winter.

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Plains Indian moccasins tended to be constructed with soft braintanned hide on the vamps and tough rawhide for the soles.

One of the most important gatherings for many of the Plains Indian tribes is the yearly Sun Dance, an elaborate spiritual ceremony that involves personal sacrifice, multiple days of fasting and prayer for the good of loved ones and the benefit of the entire community.

Plains Indian's later went on to marry, and divorce, several additional men, both European-American and Indian.

The basic weapon of the Plains Indian warrior was the short, stout bow, designed for use on horseback and deadly, but only at short range.

People of the Great Plains Indian have been found to be the tallest people in the world during the late 19th century, based on 21st century analysis of data collected by Franz Boas for the World Columbian Exposition.

Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains Indian are often separated into Northern and Southern Plains Indian tribes.