Question

The most widespread Indian groups in the West were the Palin Indians. However, the great white migration accelerated the demised of their way of life by destroying the basis of their economy. Can you please explain the basis of the Plain Indians economy and how the white settlers annihilated it?

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SOLUTION

PLAINS INDIAN ECONOMY

The plains indians lived in the area of our country known as the great plains. The culture group of Indians is well-known for the importance of the buffallo, their religious ceremonies, the use of the teppe and their war path customs. Although little direct contact occured between plains, peoples and European's before the 18th century, the fur trade had brought manufactured articles such as gun, metal utensils, axes, knives, blankets, and cloth to the region much earlier. In some cases the new materials were seen by indigenous people as superior to the traditional ones. The durability of brass kettles caused them to be preferred over traditional clay pottery, for instance as the latter were easily broken and time-consuming to produce; similar situations obtained as glass beads were substituted for porcupine quills and metal tools for stone tools, and some traditional arts and crafts declined. However some aspects of social life were intensified as the result of fur trade.Direct contact with Europeans and Euro-Americans began in the earnest in the late 18th century. In addition to fur traders and explorers, a number of artists and scientists travelled to the region and created unusually complete records of the indegenious cultures and their responses to colonialism.

ANNIHILATION OF WHITE SETTLERS

A major conference between tribal leaders and the U.S governments was convened. The United states desired to delineate which lands were to belong to tribes and which to the United states, to establish an intertribal peace, to allow the developmebt of trabsportatiob systems and supporting fortresses in the region, and to guarentee the safety of the settlers en route to the West Coast; the tribes desired to establish legal title to their land and guarentees that such title would be held inviolate. Negotiations were successfully completed and brought a period of relative tranquility to the plains.