PEOPLE OF THE PLAINS

LOCATION/TERRITORIES-DATES (EMERGING/DECLINE)

• NorthEastern North America
• They primarily stayed in the Region that is today Manitoba, they also covered the Rocky Mountains
• Nomadics lived in region 10,000 years ago, civilization first inhabited in 200 AD
• Demised in the mid 1800s during the expansion of the USA
• Though they primarily stayed in Northern region, they also covered as far down as Mexico

ECONOMY-TRADE(PRODUCTS/PARTNERS)

• They primarily grew wheat and cotton and traded to different, neighboring tribes
• When the Europeans landed in their territory, they were given horses in trade of their crops
• Horses allowed them to carry more provisions and move faster
• They hunted primarily buffalo for food or pelt, they traded buffalo to other tribes
• Thanks to Agriculture, they were able to grow crops and strong bonds with other tribes

ENVIRONMENT (WEATHER/RESOURCES..) SHELTER/STRUCTURES

• Sleeped in tall tipis
• Lived in highly elevated locations(Rocky Mountains)
• The plains people had to face snow during winter, and intense heat every other season