THE WICHITA INDIAN TRIBE

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WICHITA SHELTERS

CLOTHING OF THE WICHITA

• Long shirts/ moccasins(men)
• Knee length dresses of buffalo hide (women)

THE WAYS OF GETTING FOOD

RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OF THE WICHITA INDIANS.

• They believed Shamans were religious symbols that healed the injured
• They believed the natural forces around them could also heal the sick
• Still hold religious meetings today
• Picture above is a medical healing circle The Shaman has the headdress

ENVIRONMENT

• Thunderstorms in the spring
• Hot summers
• Cold winters
• Dry rolling plains

INTERESTING FACTS

• The Wichita came from Kansas
• Tattooed their faces to look like raccoons
• Related to the Teyah people
• Ate their meat raw
• Called themselves Kitikitish meaning raccoon eyelids

QUESTIONS!

HOW DID THE WICHITA EAT THEIR MEATS?

• Burnt
• Raw
• They were vegetarians
• They were cannibals

WHAT VOCABULARY WORD DESCRIBES WICHITA DOME SHAPE HUTS?

• Adobe
• Atlatl
• Mounds
• WigWaum
• Flint

WHY DID THE WICHITA CALL THEMSELVES KITIKITISH

• They had tattooed faces that look like raccoons
• The raccoon was their sacred religious symbol
• They had many pet raccoons
• All of their Folk legends were based on raccoons

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