Daily Life of Plains Indians
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Sun Dance
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Women Take Care of Village Life
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Used buffalo for everything
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Lived in Harmony with Nature
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Staged Buffalo Drives
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in some bands, women asked for advice
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special 4-day ceremony (get-together)
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in winter, Indians in small bands like buffalo
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made clothing, tipis, and tools
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wover fun for warm cloth
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used sinews for thread
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several nations working toward common goals
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looked up tree towards Spirits
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in some bands, women hunted
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members of different bands dance together
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tanned hides to make leather
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ask for good fortune
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meat: food with protein
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carve horns and bones into tools
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in summer, Indians in large bands like buffalo
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