1. Plains Indians:The Kiowas and the Mandans • By • Haleina Gregory • Renn McBee • Chasity Downs • Taylor Mullikin http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/images/vc114.7.jpg Created by J. Morrison, Instructional Coach, Monaview Elementary

2. Great Plains Indian Tribes • The Mandans lived in the northern Great Plains in what is now North Dakota. • The Kiowas lived in the southern Great Plains. • The Kiowas were nomads that moved from place to place. They used packs of dogs to move their tepees and belongings. http://www.majesticview1.com/images/DOG_OF_THE_INDIANS.jpg

3. Homes • The Mandans lived in lodges built over shallow pits covered with sod. • Sod is grassy earth that has been cut into blocks. The grass and its roots hold the earth together. • Up to sixty families could live in one lodge. Each family placed their beds next to the outer walls. • The Kiowas lived in cone-shaped tents called tepees. • Tepees were made of long wooden poles covered with of buffalo skin. http://anthro.palomar.edu/subsistence/images/Plains_Indians_3.jpg Created by J. Morrison, Instructional Coach, Monaview Elementary

4. Food • The Plains Indians had a healthy diet. • They ate meat, (often buffalo), fish, corn, squash, fruits, and nuts. • The Mandan women braided the corn crop’s best ears into strings and hung them up to dry. • They stored the dried braids of corn in pits they had dug in the floor of their earth lodges. Website Created by J. Morrison, Instructional Coach, Monaview Elementary

5. The Mandans and the Kiowas used buffalo hide to make their clothing. • They also used buffalo fur, beads, buffalo fat, and feathers to decorate their clothing. • The Plains Indians wore tunics and leggings to keep warm in the winter. Clothing

6. Works Cited Quick Maps of the World http://www.immigration-usa.com/maps/abc_world_maps.html Scroll down to click on your country for map Countries of the world http://www.theodora.com/wfb/ Another great map resource Grolier http://www.grolier.com/wwii/wwii_i.html General information on WWII www.Easybib.com Helps you write a bibliography "Cherokee Indians." World Book. Chicago: World Book, Inc., 2000.