1. nomadic
   1. tipis
      1. converted to a travoi
      2. cool in summer, warm in winter
      3. offered protection from the winds
      4. said to be "healthy"
      5. circle shaped
   2. follow the buffalo
2. beliefs
   1. polygamy
      1. having more than one wife
   2. supernatural
   3. visions
      1. named after these
      2. thought they foresaw the future
      3. determined roles in the tribe
   4. lovers of nature
      1. land was given by the Great Spirit to support mankind
      2. land could not be sold
      3. land is beautiful and should be enjoyed by all
      4. land belongs to all creatures
      5. land could not belong to people
   5. sweating lodge
   6. sun dance
      1. teenagers hung by their nipples until they had a vision and they became a man (the ties to the nipples broke
   7. animistic
      1. buffalo was given to man as a eternal source of food by a Spirit
         1. Wakan Tanka
3. relationships
   1. mountain men
      1. posed no threat, similar way of life and traded at rendez-vous
   2. U.S Government
      1. viewed them as savages, often tricked them and broke promises, led to their down fall
   3. mormons
      1. had similar views but did not get along
   4. pioneers
      1. attacked, didn't get on well with, different views
   5. cattle ranchers
      1. attacked for travelling across the land and scaring off buffalo
   6. slaves
      1. either got on well as same circumstances or were also native or attacked as settlers
   7. Gold miners
      1. attacked as they tried to own land, totally opposite views on life eg greed
4. tribes
   1. fought amongst one another
   2. Comanche
   3. Cheyenne
   4. Sioux
   5. however some tribes did
      1. farming
      2. stayed on the coast
      3. fishing
5. Buffalo
   1. food
      1. the meat of the animal
   2. clothing
      1. from the fur
   3. medicine
      1. from the marrow in the bones
   4. chips for fire lighting
      1. made of dung
   5. spiritual links
   6. home
      1. made from skin
   7. buffalo dance
      1. a ritual to provide food
6. warfare
   1. Battle of Little Bighorn
      1. Indians won
      2. Colonel Custer
   2. honour
      1. capture or steal horses
      2. counting coup
      3. scalping
      4. killing
   3. weapons
      1. bow and arrow
      2. knives
      3. spears
      4. guns
         1. later, after western contact
7. lived on the plains
   1. Extreme condtions
   2. mountains
   3. Nothing grew / little resources
   4. rivers
8. very limited technology
   1. later bargained with the europeans for more modern technology such as weapons
   2. were hunter-gatherers
9. society
   1. dog-soldiers
      1. equivalent of police
   2. women
      1. home keeping
      2. in charge of tipi
      3. gathering
      4. cooking
   3. exposure
      1. old people voluntarily left the group to die as they didn't want to hamper the group
   4. crimes
      1. breaking religion
      2. hurting people
      3. not looking after parents
   5. men
      1. decisions
      2. hunting
      3. more important
      4. war
      5. lead