Plains Indians
The Great Plains cover miles and miles of open rolling country in the middle of the United States. The Indians who lived there were called the Plains Indians.
Before white people came to
America few Indians lived on the Great Plains. The ones who did lived near
rivers and streams, where the woman grew crops like corn, beans, and
squash. The men hunted deer, elk, and sometimes buffalo. Hunting on
food though was very difficult.
This way of life changed
after the Spanish came to America. The Spanish brought horses with
them. When some of these horses went wild, the Indians learned how to tame
them and even ride them. Suddenly, hunting the many thousands of buffalo
that roamed the Great Plains became much easier.
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