Welcome to Turtle Island the program that discusses the life of the Native Americans. Our goal is to provide enlightenment to people around the world about the Native American people of North America. Today we are privileged to have with us experts on the Sioux Indians for the Great Plains. Welcome …Would you please introduce yourself to the audience……..Thank you…..We will now begin our program with a few questions for our guests..
Buffalo – What was the most important animal in the life of the Sioux…….
What did they use the hide of the old bulls for……
And what about the hides from the buffalo calf…..
Can someone in the panel tell us about polygamy and why the Sioux practiced this……….
The buffalo hunt seemed …show more content…
It seems it would be difficult to get your hair style using a tongue…..
So you are telling me every part of the buffalo was used and nothing was wasted???
So can you describe the tools that the Sioux made from the buffalo…
The buffalo constantly moved from place to place to graze ….
What would the Sioux do if the animals moved away…..
So you would refer to their lifestyle as being nomadic…
What does that mean…
When not traveling what would the women do at the village…
Was the tepee a great choice for shelter… if so why so it used by the Sioux….
When not holding up the tepee what did they use the long poles for…
And how many buffalo skins did it take to make a tepee…
So what did the Sioux women do when they weren’t making a tepee….
Were there any written laws in the tribe followed????
Who decided on penalties for people who committed crimes within the tribe….
How would one become a councilman…..
In other episodes we have heard of the term exposure…Is this common to the Sioux.. and how does it work or what happens… It seems that every tribe has a shaman.. What or who is a shaman in the Sioux