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A 4 page description of the versatile and ingenious home of the Plains Indian. The author describes design, erection, and meaning. The tipi, of course, is just one element of the material culture of Plains lifeways. It is an element that is particularly interesting, however, due to its evolution over time and its representation of the complexity of Plain's beliefs and lifeways.
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The indigenous peoples of North America comprise some of the most interesting of the cultures of the world. The Plains Indians are of particular interest. The
Plains culture was a relatively new invention in North America. As a result of the continuing white encroachment that began with the European invasion of North America and competition
between the indigenous groups themselves, people from all over the continent were displaced. Many found themselves leaving relatively stationary agrarian existence to take up the nomadic life of the
plains. With that transition came a significant change in the material culture of these peoples. Life on the Plains was driven by
the hunt for food. The primary food animal, of course, was the bison. Ironically, the Native Americans were enabled in this task by a great gift from the
very European peoples that would almost result in their complete decimation. That gift was the horse. With horses groups like the Cheyenne,
the Sioux, and the Blackfeet were given tremendous advantages in pursuing the buffalo and in many tasks entailed by life on the plains. Their mobile lifestyle necessitated mobile housing.
The tipi was the result. Sometimes misspelled as "teepee", the tipi was an ingenious structure comprised of several long poles and a buffalo hide covering and lining.
Originally these structures were quite small because of their weight and the need to transport them by hand and with the use of dogs. With the arrival of the
horse, however, the weight limitation was no longer a concern. The tipis grew larger and more complex and so did many other aspects of Plains culture.
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