USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The tepee was generally made by stretching a cover sewn of dressed buffalo skins over a framework of wooden poles; in some cases reed mats, canvas, sheets of bark, or other materials were used for the covering.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tipis were made out of buffalo hide (usually between 8-15 hides) sewn together. A frame of three or four poles would start the process of building up the tipi. Most finished tipis would have between 15-25 poles before it was covered with the hide. You could fit (depending on the size) 8-40 people in a tipi.

Detailed explanation-3: -Originally tipis were only about 12 feet high, but after the Lakota acquired horses, they began building them twice that size. Here is a website of Plains Indian teepee pictures. Today, Native Americans only put up a tepee for fun or to connect with their heritage.

Detailed explanation-4: -Another name for these animals is “tatanka.” Tatanka is the Lakota word for bison. Bison are incredibly important in Lakota culture; the Lakota are traditionally nomadic and would have spent their lives following bison before Euro-Americans settled the West.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Plains Indians had more than 150 different uses for the various bison parts. 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.