the shoshone tribes
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THE SHOSHONE TRIBES. KATHERINE AMAYA AVILA ERIKA SIERRA BENITEZ. THE SHOSHONE TRIBES. They Were a nomadic people (Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada). The shoshone , or Shoshone , which means ‘’ snake ’’. Shoshone gouvernment. The shoshone didn’t write laws . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THE SHOSHONE TRIBES
KATHERINE AMAYA AVILA
ERIKA SIERRA BENITEZ
THE SHOSHONE
TRIBES
They Were a nomadic people (Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada).
The shoshone, or Shoshone, which means ‘’snake’’.
SHOSHONE GOUVERNMENT
The shoshone didn’t write laws.
Each shoshone band had its own chief.
ECONOMYSubsistence and Commercial Activities:
• Hunters had a right to their kill, with a special sequence of sharing followed for bison.
Industrial Arts:Shoshone made a wide variety of leather goods.
Division of Labor:Bison-skin tipis were made by the women and decorated by their husbands. Leatherworking, Except for shields, bowstrings, drums, and rattles, was women's work.
SHOSHONE RELIGION
The Shoshone believed the spirit world was all around them.
The shoshone believed in a supernatural being called APPE.
LIFESTYLEThe shoshone were largely farmers and hunters.
The shoshone lived in extended family groups.
THE SHOSHONE HAD RITUAL
DANCES
CULTURAL TRADITIONS
Most of the SHOSHONE ceremonies were dances similar to the Great Basin Round Dances.
The Pine Nut Festival.
LANGUAGEName of uncertain origin, It could mean “in the valley”. the majority and the European they were “the serpents” or the “town of the serpents”.
LOCATION
They lived between Montana and Idaho and they arrived at from California, center and this of nevada.
HOUSING
Each tribe needed a kind of housing that would fit their lifestyle and their climate.
WIGWAM HOMES: Used by Algonquian indians.
LONGHOUSES: They are built similary to wigwams.
They were used for sleeping space.
TEPEES: These were like modern tents.They were very used because tribe moved from place to place.
FOOD AND HUNTING
Before they had horses, the Shoshone ate roots, insects, salmon, seeds, nuts, small game birds, groundhog, jack rabbit, and other small animals.
WHAT WERE SHOSHONE MEN AND WOMAN’S
ROLES?Shoshone women were in charge of the home.
Shoshone men were hunter.
SHOSHONE CHILDREN
They did the same things all children do, play with esch other.
They had less time to play.
MYTHSMyths were very important to the Shoshone people. They created stories to explain the things they saw around them.
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