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Dancers at the Totah Festival Powwow performing the Northern Tradition dance, a dance inspired by Plains traditions, on September 1, 2007, in Farmington, New Mexico.
Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains
people
Also known as: North American Plains Indian, Plains Indians
- Formerly called:
- Plains Indians
- Related Topics:
- Oceti Sakowin
- Cheyenne
- Mandan
- Hidatsa
- Hunkpapa Sioux
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What geographic area did the Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains inhabit?
What geographic area did the Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains inhabit?
How did the introduction of the horse affect the Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains?
How did the introduction of the horse affect the Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains?
What was the role of women in Plains Village cultures?
What was the role of women in Plains Village cultures?
What was the significance of the Sun Dance ritual among the Plains tribes?
What was the significance of the Sun Dance ritual among the Plains tribes?
Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains, Native peoples inhabiting the Great Plains of the present-day United States and Canada. This culture area comprises a vast grassland between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains and from the present-day provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada through the present-day state of Texas in the United States. The area is drained principally by the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, and the valleys of this watershed are the most reliable sites from which to obtain fresh water, wood, and most plant foods. The climate is continental, with annual temperatures ranging from below 0 °F ...(100 of 7869 words)