Sioux

The Sioux Tribe

The Sioux followed the buffalo and lived in teepees.

Teepees - Sioux Homes

Community Life Roles of Men and Women

What was important?What did they eat? What were their roles?

Where did the Sioux live?

Sioux People

Buffalo Nation

What were the rules of the village? How did they interact with others?

Siuox Buffalo Nation

Picture from The Sioux of the Great Northern Plains by Pete DiPrimio

The Sioux lived in teepees.

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Teepees - portable to move from camp to camp

Teepees - Outside

• Made of wood.
• Covered in animal skin.
• They had a door on each end.
• They had smoke holes in the top.

• Women would pull down before moving.
• Place on Travois to move
• Women would put up again at new camp

Teepees

Teepee- Inside

• made of about 18 buffalo hides each
• large poles to hold it up
• poles tied together
• then covered with hides
• hard work
• flap at the top for smoke

• Buffalo hides used as rugs
• Buffalo pillow
• Buffalo bones for backrests
• hooves for windchimes
• fire pit inside for warmth

Sioux Community Life

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Men's Roles

Children

• Men were hunters and warriors.
• part of war parties to control hunting territories
• Men guided and protected the village members as they moved camps.
• Winter - repaired bows and arrows.

• Learned by watching and copying their parents (play)

Picture from Three Native Nations: Of the Woodlands, Plains, and Desert, pg 25

Women's Roles- Food

Women's Roles - Community

• removed hides from buffalo
• cut meat into long strips and dried it in the sun
• gathered fruits and vegetables in summer and fall

• Turned buffalo hides into clothing
• Sewed colored beads and quills for clothing.
• Pulling down and reassembling teepees
• Packing when it was time to move

Picture from Three Native Nations: Of the Woodlands, Plains, and Desert, pg 26-27

Buffalo Nation

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Legend of Tatunka

Tatunka - means buffalo

• The buffalo were respected and revered.
• The buffalo gave people what they needed to live.
• Used every part of the buffalo

Buffalo Uses:

• Medicine
• Food
• Clothing
• Hide for teepees
• Glue
• Tools

Clan Rules and Government

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Sioux Culture

Sioux People

• Sioux means enemy

• Sioux called themselves “Seven council First”

• Determined people who fought for their land to protect their hunting lands.

• Stole horses to help their success as hunters and providers

Sitting Bull

Living Style

• Nomad style living

• Moved often - followed the buffalo