Plains Indians and their way of life

Designed to be the first lesson of the Edexcel GCSE 9-1 History American West course.

This lesson takes information from the Pearson Edexcel GCSE 9-1 History American West textbook.

This lesson is designed for a 1 hour tutorial, or 90 minute classroom lesson.

The topics within this lesson include:

• Who were the Plains Indians? Main tribes and location of the American Plains.
• Plains Indians’ society
  • Chiefs and Council & attitudes towards governance compared to whites
  • Warrior brotherhoods & attitudes towards defence compared to whites
  • Attitudes towards women & comparison
  • Methods for survival on the Plains
  • Importance of buffalo and horses
  • Practice Importance Question with model answer
  • Beliefs about nature
  • Beliefs about land and property
  • Attitudes towards war