USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The homeland of the Plains Indians was mostly a vast grassland. The grass in the area fed great herds of buffalo (bison), whose meat was the Plains Indians’ primary source of food. The animal’s hide and bones also provided them with materials for making their clothing, shelter, and tools.

Detailed explanation-2: -The bison provided them with meat for food, hides for clothing and shelter, and horns and bones for tools. They would even use the bladder to hold water. For the Plains Indians, bison equaled survival.

Detailed explanation-3: -All Plains peoples used tepees, although villagers resided for most of the year in earth lodges. The tepee is a conical tent, its foundation being either three or four poles; other poles placed around these formed a roughly circular base.

Detailed explanation-4: -"Critical to their survival, bison not only provided American Indians with food, shelter and tools, but a model on how to live. To American Indians, bison also represent their spirit and remind them of how their lives were once lived, free and in harmony with nature.

Detailed explanation-5: -The skin of the buffalo was also used in making clothing, rugs and blankets that clothed and keep the people warm in the cold winters. The bones and tendons of the buffalo was used in making tools and weapons.