1. Blackfoot Indians
By:
Emee

2. Homes Blackfoot lived in tipis
Blackfoot used travois to carry tipis different places
Blackfoot used fire pits to heat their homes
A tipi covered consistently about 15 hides of buffalo

3. Family Life All Blackfoot lived together in tipis
The first wife had authority over the other wives
The women took care of the children
The wives clothing, cooked, and preserved food for the winter
Men hunted buffalo and other animals

4. Clothing Blackfoot men wore fringed buckskin shirts
Men also wore breech clothes and leggings
The leggings protected them when they hunted
Blackfoot women wore long dresses made from elk hides
They decorated their dresses with fringes, beads, elk teeth, cowrie shells, or quills

5. Foods They ate the meat dried and fresh.
The Blackfoot hunted and gathered their food
They hunted moose, elk, deer, rabbit, pronghorn, quail, and American biscon (buffalo)
The buffalo provided much of their meat
They ate the meat dried and fresh.
They mixed the dried meat with wild berries and buffalo fat to make pemmican

6. Crafts The Blackfoot were excellent craftspeople
They used, rocks, plants, berries, clay, and ash to make paint
Blackfoot women painted pictographs and geometric designs on the inside of tipi liners
They also decorated clothing, bags, and belts

7. Blackfoot Children
Blackfoot children were an important part of the family
The children learned a lot by their family
Boys learned how to make bows and arrows
Girls learned how to make cook, prepare buffalo hides, and do bead and quill work
Both boys and girls went through a rite of passage