The Native peoples of the Great Plains consist of a variety of cultures who adopted a similar lifestyle that enabled them to survive in this relatively harsh region. These peoples based their subsistence upon the great bison herds, depending on them for food, clothing, and shelter; following these herds required the Great Plains peoples to adopt a nomadic existence with few … [Read more...] about Regalia of the Great Plains Nations: Researched by Macaylah Gant Hodge
In the first centuries after European contact, groups of Native Americans were forced westward by the Iroquois and by European immigrants into the Great Plains region. These previously agricultural peoples were enabled to survive in this region through the introduction of the European horse to North America, as this allowed them to travel and reach important resources more … [Read more...] about Great Plains Saddle Bag: Researched and Conserved by Brittaney London