the paiute indians

THE PAIUTE INDIANS

By chance warr

Table of contents Tribe traditions What did they eat? Where did they live? How did they dress? Famous people Contributions How big is the tribe? Extra information Quiz Bibliography About the author

Tribe traditons The Paiutes gathered all together for big

time. They also gathered for funerals. They gathered for something called

yaxape.

What did they eat? They ate big and small animals. They also

ate berries and pine nuts for chewing gum. They ate birds ,reptiles ,fish, and insects.

Where did they live They lived in cone shaped wickiups and

lived in southern Utah and parts of Arizona ,California and parts of Nevada.

How did they dress? They dressed in animal skin shirts and

pants. They wore skin from big and small animals.

Famous people Some famous people of the Paiute Indians are

Paiute Jim ,me-kwi-uk and kwi-toos.the Paiutes did not have chiefs that made the decisions the chiefs just had suggestions. They had a group of people that made decisions.

Contributions The Paiutes had been taken advantage of

by other tribes of Indians. They helped the Mormon pioneers

survive in the wild and find food

How big is the tribe? The Paiute Indians tribe had 900 people

in the tribe. In Nevada they only had 65 people in the

tribe.

Extra information about the tribe

The tribe had a big massacre It was called the mountain meadow massacre. Still to this day forward Paiutes swear that their

ancestors did not have a part the massacre.

Quiz for the audience. Did the Paiutes swim to catch fish? Did they know about anywhere else in

the world except where they lived? Did they know that they were on just a

small part of the earth?

Bibliogrophy Utah http://historytogo.utah.gov/history

to go; History for kids;

http://www.ilovehistory.utah.gov/ Paiute Indians; http://utahpaiutes.org/

About the Author I live in West Haven Utah My favorite book is ghost hunt by: grant

Wilson and Jason haws. My favorite activities are playing,

reading and eating. I am allergic to peanuts. I can help by solving problems. My favorite subject is art.