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Raising a Tipi - posted from Lancaster, PA

This is a great reference if you're looking for more information about how they built and decorated their teepees.

link: https://www.telli.com/page/siouxtipi

How horses transformed Life for Plains Indians - posted from Los Banos, CA

History article

link: https://www.history.com/news/horses-plains-indians-native-americans

Native American houses - posted from Vancouver, WA

My daughter is making each of the different house in Minecraft. She's researching each home to make sure she makes them correct.

Horses - posted from Suffolk, VA

The information noted below for horse does not work. However, go to the main page http://www.texasindians.com and then click on Horses and Indians on the right side. Also, another link is noted below.

link: http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.na.038

Native American Message of Giving Thanks - posted from Suffolk, VA

Mohawk (from NY state, not the Plains area) Message of Giving Thanks. It is also read in the Mohawk language as well as English.

link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE2YHTSQVgY&t=40s

Amazon Tipi Kit - posted from Suffolk, VA

Inexpensive kit with items needed to build a tipi.

link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0046J8A7Q/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_api_i_0XFiFbH1XRTVH_i_

Great Supplemental Book- Daily Life in a Plains Indian Village 1868 - posted from Phoenix, AZ

If your library has this book it is a great supplement as it has a spread on the history of the horse and the nomadic life of the plains indians

link: https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Life-Plains-Indian-Village/dp/0395974992

Uses of the buffalo - posted from Phoenix, AZ

Interactive game and activities for exploring the use of the buffalo

link: https://americanhistory.si.edu/buffalo/

Plains Indians Information - posted from Tomball, TX

I found the Ashrose book to have woefully little information, so we supplemented heavily with library books. The best book that we found for studying Plains Indians was "Daily Life in a Plains Indian Village 1868" by Michael Bad Hand Terry. "Plains Indians" by Andrew Santella was also a useful resource.

Model Tipi - posted from Fenton, MO

Instead of drawing the pattern on a manila folder and tracing it on the fabric, draw the pattern on a piece of freezer paper. Cut out the pattern and iron it to the fabric (shiny side against the fabric). The pattern will stay stuck to the fabric as your child cuts around it. When finished cutting, simply peel it off.

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