The Sioux Tribe

Weapons and Tools

Weapons and Tools

• The Sioux Tribe used many different weapons for war and for hunting.
• These weapons and tools were very important to them.
• They would use their bow and arrows for hunting fish.
• Some of their weapons were bow and arrows, knives, axes, and war clubs.

Famous Members/ Facts

Famous Members/ Facts

• There have been many famous members of the Sioux Tribe.
• Chief Red Cloud was an important leader of the Sioux Tribe.
• Sitting Bull was another important leader who was a holy leader.
• He helped lead the Sioux tribe during resistance against government. 

Food

Food

• The Sioux Tribe eats many different types of food.
• They planted vegetables for food such as corn, cabbage, and beans.
• They hunted for many different types of meat like buffalo and deer.
• The Sioux Tribe also picked berries and fruit from the woods.

Celebrations

Celebrations & Traditions

• The sioux tribe thought that they could make the gods happier by dancing .
• They used a lot of costumes for the celebrations.
• Some of the dances were the sun dance and the throwing of the ball.
• The sioux tribe used a lot of movement in their dances.

Shelter & Geography

Shelter & Geography

• The Sioux Tribe lived in the Northern Great Plains.
• They lived throughout North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. 
• The Sioux Tribe used wood and natural resources to make their homes. 
• They lived teepees and grass huts. 

Clothing

Clothing

• The Sioux Tribe used all of their resources to make clothing.
• They used the animals skin that they killed to make their clothing.
• The men wore buffalo and animal skin pants.
• The women wore deer skin dress, and made jewelry from seashells.