1. The Great Plains

2. Life on the Plains

3. Life on the Plains
• Tribes included:
• Lakota (Souix), Pawnee, and Osage,
• Cheyene and Algonquian came later

4. Life on the Plains
• Tribes included:
• Lakota (Souix), Pawnee, and Osage,
• Cheyene and Algonquian came later
• Hunting and farming were very important

5. Life on the Plains
• Tribes included:
• Lakota (Souix), Pawnee, and Osage,
• Cheyene and Algonquian came later
• Hunting and farming were very important
• Lived on Squash, corn, beans and pumpkins

6. Life on the Plains
• Tribes included:
• Lakota (Souix), Pawnee, and Osage,
• Cheyene and Algonquian came later
• Hunting and farming were very important
• Lived on Squash, corn, beans and pumpkins
• Lived in Lodges

7. Life on the Plains
• Tribes included:
• Lakota (Souix), Pawnee, and Osage,
• Cheyene and Algonquian came later
• Hunting and farming were very important
• Lived on Squash, corn, beans and pumpkins
• Lived in Lodges
• Lived in Tepees

8. Life on the Plains
• Tribes included:
• Lakota (Souix), Pawnee, and Osage,
• Cheyene and Algonquian came later
• Hunting and farming were very important
• Lived on Squash, corn, beans and pumpkins
• Lived in Lodges
• Lived in Tepees
• Used Travois to pull their goods

9. The Cheyenne

10. The Cheyenne
• Spain brought horses to the area

11. The Cheyenne
• Spain brought horses to the area
• The horse changed their way of life

12. The Cheyenne
• Spain brought horses to the area
• The horse changed their way of life
• The horse also made them much more mobile

13. The Cheyenne Today

14. The Cheyenne Today
• About 12,000 Cheyenne live on the Great
Plains

15. The Cheyenne Today
• About 12,000 Cheyenne live on the Great
Plains
• Powwow is a traditional dance and games