Plains Indians

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Indian_Wars
gptkb:Indian_Removal_Act
reservation system
Buffalo extermination
Westward expansion
gptkbp:armament bow and arrow
lance
rifle (post-European contact)
war club
gptkbp:culturalRevitalization traditional crafts
powwows
language revitalization
gptkbp:encounteredEuropeans 16th century
gptkbp:famousFor powwow tradition
tipi dwellings
warrior culture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Plains Indians
gptkbp:inhabitedBy gptkb:Great_Plains
gptkbp:mainClothing buckskin garments
feathered headdresses
gptkbp:mainLanguage various Siouan, Algonquian, Caddoan, Uto-Aztecan, and Athabaskan languages
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Little_Bighorn
gptkb:Sand_Creek_Massacre
gptkb:Wounded_Knee_Massacre
gptkbp:notableTribe gptkb:Cheyenne
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkb:bird
gptkb:Arikara
gptkb:Mandan
gptkb:Otoe
gptkb:Wichita
gptkb:Arapaho
gptkb:Assiniboine
gptkb:Comanche
gptkb:Osage
gptkb:Pawnee
gptkbp:population hundreds of thousands (varies by tribe)
gptkbp:spirituality gptkb:Sun_Dance
mythology
vision quest
medicine men
gptkbp:status live on reservations and urban areas
gptkbp:subsistence agriculture
bison hunting
gathering wild plants
gptkbp:usedHorses yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4