Union Pacific Railroad

Discover the Plains Indians

Use library books and encyclopedias to learn more about the Plains Indians.

Your presentation should include the following:

The names of at least three tribes that lived on the plains
How did they live? food? clothes? homes?
How were they affected by the Westward Movement - wagon trains? settlers? railroad?
Bonus work - include pictures, drawings, maps

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