FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS
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the house of the Pawnee
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another name for a totem pole
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a sled used by the Native Americans that followed buffalo
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -What Is A Travois? The travois was a type of sled drawn by dogs in the pre-colonial period and by horses after Europeans introduced the animal to North America in the 16th century. At times, when animals were unavailable, humans also carried small loads over short distances using the travois.
Detailed explanation-2: -Travois are a type of sled attached to either horses or dogs that many Plains tribes use. They are usually made with two large poles.
Detailed explanation-3: -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. The Plains Indians believed they shared the Earth with their animal relatives, especially the bison.
Detailed explanation-4: -The travois was dragged by hand, sometimes fitted with a shoulder harness for more efficient dragging, or dragged by dogs or horses (after the 16th-century introduction of horses by the Spanish).
Detailed explanation-5: -First Nations women both built the travois and managed the dogs, sometimes using toy travois to train the puppies. Buffalo meat and firewood were typical travois loads.