The Sioux TribeThe Sioux Tribe

By Alexandra and MattBy Alexandra and Matt

LocationLocation• Plains• Hundreds of years ago lived in

what is now Rapid City, Minnesota and Black Hills of S. Dakota, and Pine Ridge Reservation.

• Plains• Hundreds of years ago lived in

what is now Rapid City, Minnesota and Black Hills of S. Dakota, and Pine Ridge Reservation.

ShelterShelter

• Houses were easily movable• lived in teepees made of wooden

poles covered with painted buffalo hides

• Fire was in the middle of teepee• Men hunt and bring skins back to

women to scrape and stretch into leather for their use.

• Houses were easily movable• lived in teepees made of wooden

poles covered with painted buffalo hides

• Fire was in the middle of teepee• Men hunt and bring skins back to

women to scrape and stretch into leather for their use.

foodfood

• eat buffalo ,bear,antelope,turkey and hens

• Shared all food with tribe• Eat many wild fruits,nuts and berries• None of buffalo was wasted• Buffalo jerky and wild plants

=soup+stew• Buffalo= main food

• eat buffalo ,bear,antelope,turkey and hens

• Shared all food with tribe• Eat many wild fruits,nuts and berries• None of buffalo was wasted• Buffalo jerky and wild plants

=soup+stew• Buffalo= main food

ClothingClothing

Men and Women• Leather=hair back• Beads• Quills, feathers• Animal claws and teeth

Men and Women• Leather=hair back• Beads• Quills, feathers• Animal claws and teeth

Women• shells• Deerskin dresses• Leggings• Feathers in hair

Women• shells• Deerskin dresses• Leggings• Feathers in hair

Men• Tight deerskin

shirt• Leggings• Feather headdress

Men• Tight deerskin

shirt• Leggings• Feather headdress

Sioux CultureSioux Culture• One chief of Sioux was named Sitting Bull.• Dog pulled their travois for teepees along with

horses• Plains were special because they offered food like

buffalo,fox,wolves,rabbits,coyotes,antelope ,bear and deer.

• Wore hair in braids• Men pierced their ears.• Sioux wore strips of animal skins, leather, or

feathers in their hair.• Sioux kept track of time using winter count.• When at war, painted horses.

• One chief of Sioux was named Sitting Bull.• Dog pulled their travois for teepees along with

horses• Plains were special because they offered food like

buffalo,fox,wolves,rabbits,coyotes,antelope ,bear and deer.

• Wore hair in braids• Men pierced their ears.• Sioux wore strips of animal skins, leather, or

feathers in their hair.• Sioux kept track of time using winter count.• When at war, painted horses.

Interesting FactsInteresting Facts

• Men eat liver from freshly killed animal.

• Men and women pierced ears.• Lewis and Clarke encountered

during journey.• Some chiefs were Red cloud, Crazy

horse,Wounded knee and Vine Deloria

• Men eat liver from freshly killed animal.

• Men and women pierced ears.• Lewis and Clarke encountered

during journey.• Some chiefs were Red cloud, Crazy

horse,Wounded knee and Vine Deloria