Temperate Grassland of Central North America
Temperate grasslands have some of the darkest, richest soils in the world. People who live in grassland regions often use these soils for farming. Grasses dominate this land while trees and large shrubs are rarely found in grassland areas at all. Many animals live off of these grasses, but they survive because the growth point on the grasses is very close to the ground. Temperatures in this biome vary greatly between summer and winter. The summers are very hot and the winters are very cold. Sometimes the temperature is more than 100°F . Rain in the temperate grasslands usually occurs in the late spring and early summer. The yearly average is about 20 - 35 inches in this area.
March 18th 1785
Plains Indians
My tribe is indigenous to these grasslands and have been living in Great Plains of North America for hundreds of years, we are called the Plains Indians. Our tribe is separated into two groups, nomadic group who follow buffalo herds and another group is also referred as Prairie Indians who as well a hunt buffalo but also live in villages and raise crops.
I am a big leader and hunter in our Plains Indians tribe, they call me "Kona Wolf" we depend on the hunting of mammals such as buffalo and antelope but most importantly the Bison. We even follow the herds of bison by foot and horseback year round and set up our camps wherever they stop, which is why having easy moveable shelters is so important and since spring has just started we will be moving the most this time of year and into the summer. We reside in teepees which look like cloth buffalo skinned triangle huts, we fill them with hay and furs to keep warm and in the winter tart small fires inside the teepee, letting smoke rise out of the top. About six of us can fit in each teepee, typical one whole family. We never waste a part of any animal that we kill. When we are hunting the bison we must be fast and very skilled arrow shooters, for riding on horseback and chasing a buffaloes not an easy job. We try to herd them off cliffs so that they can be easily killed in groups, we have many mouths to feed, homes to build, clothes blankets and other tools that are needed and are all made from the buffalos bodies. None of this would be possible without our vital spears, bows, and arrows that we have learned to make out of rock and wood that help us hunt. While we are out hunting the women are back at the camp sites making clothes, blankets, shoes, jewelry and cooking food. The women watch the kids and teach them about our gods during the day, keeping the infants with them at all times while traveling to rivers to collect water for the whole tribe. The women's most important job is collecting corns ad grains that we eat off of, these grow naturally all over the plains and occasionally we will plant them as we leave an area so that when we revisit it the next year we can collect those crops. When we come back from hunting at night we all eat dinner around several small fires together and talk, watch the stars, and listen to stores from our elders. Once every few weeks we will have large Pow Wows where we celebrate, dance and feast as a large group. When us men are no out hunting we are either cleaning animals, sharpening our weapons and tools or playing with and teaching the children of the tribe how to hunt and use the arrows themselves so that they will be able to take on our jobs someday.
I am a big leader and hunter in our Plains Indians tribe, they call me "Kona Wolf" we depend on the hunting of mammals such as buffalo and antelope but most importantly the Bison. We even follow the herds of bison by foot and horseback year round and set up our camps wherever they stop, which is why having easy moveable shelters is so important and since spring has just started we will be moving the most this time of year and into the summer. We reside in teepees which look like cloth buffalo skinned triangle huts, we fill them with hay and furs to keep warm and in the winter tart small fires inside the teepee, letting smoke rise out of the top. About six of us can fit in each teepee, typical one whole family. We never waste a part of any animal that we kill. When we are hunting the bison we must be fast and very skilled arrow shooters, for riding on horseback and chasing a buffaloes not an easy job. We try to herd them off cliffs so that they can be easily killed in groups, we have many mouths to feed, homes to build, clothes blankets and other tools that are needed and are all made from the buffalos bodies. None of this would be possible without our vital spears, bows, and arrows that we have learned to make out of rock and wood that help us hunt. While we are out hunting the women are back at the camp sites making clothes, blankets, shoes, jewelry and cooking food. The women watch the kids and teach them about our gods during the day, keeping the infants with them at all times while traveling to rivers to collect water for the whole tribe. The women's most important job is collecting corns ad grains that we eat off of, these grow naturally all over the plains and occasionally we will plant them as we leave an area so that when we revisit it the next year we can collect those crops. When we come back from hunting at night we all eat dinner around several small fires together and talk, watch the stars, and listen to stores from our elders. Once every few weeks we will have large Pow Wows where we celebrate, dance and feast as a large group. When us men are no out hunting we are either cleaning animals, sharpening our weapons and tools or playing with and teaching the children of the tribe how to hunt and use the arrows themselves so that they will be able to take on our jobs someday.