1. How did Outsiders view the life of the Plains Indians? Aim: To understand what sort of attitude the settlers and miners had towards the Plains Indians

2. Look at the picture on the next slide. Using this and your own version, fill in all the blanks by guessing what criticism the settlers would have had for these aspects of the village

3. Wasted land – Should be used for cattle grazing Wasted land again. Takes up too much space Buffalo flesh hanging. Primitive way to preserve food More primitive work by women Indians treat women with no respect, they do all the work Indian children just play. They aren’t punished or schooled - uncivilised Indian men sit around all day. They’re lazy. Also feathers show how savage they are Indian tipi’s are decorated with scenes of war to make the spirits help them. Their belief in spirits shows they are pagans.

7. Do you think it would work if the US Army tried to negotiate with the settlers by offering to buy land off them or make treaties? Explain your answer

8. The following quote was a response by an Indian to an offer of a treaty – copy it into your books and try to fill in the missing words ‘ Our land is more ……… than your money. It will last ……. As long as the sun shines and the …… flow this land will be here to give …. to men and animals. We cannot sell the lives of men and …….It was put here by the great spirit and we cannot …. it because it does not belong to us.’