Lakota/Sioux

The traditional Lakota people lived mostly Wisconsin and the Dakotas. Some have moved to different places around the country, but there are many reservations still around that area. There are currently about 85,000 in the Lakota population, 20,000 of those people still speak the native language.  The Lakota people are known for being great hunters. the traditional way of hunting was on horseback. Their primary reason for hunting would be buffalo. for the propose of almost every thing. For instance a plethora of tools, shelter and of course food. However now, the american buffalo is almost extinct because of a combination of commercial hunting and slaughter in the 19th century.

Cheyenne/Arapahoe

The early Arapahoe indians lived in Colorado and cheyenne Wyoming. in the 1850s the Arapahoe divided up into two separate tribes; the Northern arapahoe and the southern arapahoe. Ever since then the Northern arapahoe have been living in Wyoming and the southern arapahoe now lie in Oklahoma.  Historically, these people were known for their agriculture and their warriors.  Although they did hunt buffalo, they were also corn farmers. This is something they became very good at. In the traditional Arapahoe culture, most young men would aim to become a warrior because they were the foundation their society. The warriors would usually paint their faces, mixing different plants to create different colors. this would give them the affect of looking more intimidating and it also showed prestige. 

Wichita tribe

The wichita people live mainly in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Currently they have made an economic feat of 4.5 million from a casino, restaurant and smoke shop they own which is located in Oklahoma. The ancestors of the wichita people lived in Nebraska and spoke the caddoen language. They had huge houses made of hay which were spread out to about 20 per village. In some of these villages were mysterious places called "council circles" which are a central patio like structure and several subterranean structures. Archeologists are unclear to exactly what the porpoise of these are, but they think it might have something to do with the solstices. Many of the original wichita people were skilled in trading and negotiation. They traded with many other southern indian tribes. They would trade things like had made jewelry, clothing, tools and weapons. 

shawnee tribe

The shawnee people during the early 1700s were somewhat migratory people. They traveled from place to place, which is why they created a somewhat temporary living quarters known as tipis. Horses would carry them on there back as they traveled from place to place. Some of the places they stayed were; Ohio, Virginia, south Carolina, and Illinois. The shawnee people had many early encounters with colonists. One of the earliest was a dutch map that shows records of a shawnee canoes in the Delaware river. intact, canoes were used quite often by the shawnee and several other tribes. They would make them by cutting out the inside of a tree, this would painstakingly take months, however some could fit up to 15 people! Canoes were very helpful to the shawnee because water was no longer an obstacle, they could go almost where ever they wanted. 

Cherokee Nation                                                        trail of tears

The cherokee refer to themselves as "the principle people", however the actual name "cherokee may mean "Those who live in the mountains". The cherokee were one of the tribes involved in the trail of tears which was a series of forced migrations to a indian reservations. The cherokee at first stood there ground. However Winfield Scott, a U.S. army general commanded his troops to enforce the moving even harder. Interestingly enough the cherokee have there own language and verbally and written. The origins of the cherokee people come from 2 different places. The great lakes region and around the appellation mountains. As colonists began to have relationships with the Cherokee  and other tribes, they started to teach them english.

the appellation mountains (where the Cherokee once lived)