Native peoples of the Great Plains

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Three Plains nations: homelands and ways of life

   Nation (own name)	Homeland	Traditional ways of life	Changes and hard history	Today
   Lakota, Dakota and Nakota (Oceti Sakowin, the Seven Council Fires)	the northern Plains, after moving west from the woodlands of Minnesota in the 1700s; nine tribal nations in South Dakota hold 6.8 million acres	relied on bison for food, clothing, shelter and tools	?	Lakota, Dakota and Nakota are the three divisions; the Oglala Sioux Tribe governs the Pine Ridge Reservation
   Nuta, Hidatsa and Sahnish (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)	villages at and above the Heart River in what is now North Dakota; today the Fort Berthold Reservation	lived in earth lodges, farmed, and relied on the buffalo for food, shelter and clothing	smallpox struck in 1792, 1836 and 1837; in 1837 it left only 125 Mandan survivors, who were taken in by the Arikara	the Three Affiliated Tribes elect a Tribal Council by segments such as New Town, Mandaree and White Shield; the main office is in New Town
   Comanche (Comanche Nation; own name Nʉmʉnʉʉ, the People)	the southern Plains: most lived in what is now northeastern New Mexico and Texas, and used parts of Oklahoma	horses were a crucial part of Comanche life; the buffalo gave food, clothing and tepee covers	the 1867 Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek set up a reservation in western Oklahoma shared with the Kiowa and Plains Apache; most Comanche lived there by 1875; in 1901 the land was split into 160-acre allotments	about 17,000 enrolled members; the main headquarters is 9 miles north of Lawton, Oklahoma

   The cell marked ? is blank. Below the chart: each nation's own name comes first. An allotment is a piece of land given to one person or family.

2. 1.

   Ari's chart has a blank: what does the hard-history cell say about Pine Ridge and the Black Hills?

   • Pine Ridge was shared with the Kiowa and Plains Apache
   • Smallpox in 1837 left 125 survivors at Pine Ridge
   • The nations chose to give the Black Hills away in 1889
   • Pine Ridge was set up in 1889; the Black Hills loss is still contested
3. 2.

   Bo's chart has a blank: where is the homeland of the Nuta, Hidatsa and Sahnish?

   • Villages at and above the Heart River in North Dakota
   • The Black Hills, set aside by the 1851 treaty
   • The woodlands of Minnesota, before the 1700s
   • The southern Plains of Texas and New Mexico
4. 3.

   Kira's chart has a blank: what does the Today cell say for the Comanche Nation?

   • Nine tribal nations that hold 6.8 million acres
   • About 17,000 members, with headquarters near Lawton
   • Nothing, since the nation ended in 1875
   • A Tribal Council elected by segments such as New Town

5. Three Plains nations: homelands and ways of life

   Nation (own name)	Homeland	Traditional ways of life	Changes and hard history	Today
   Lakota, Dakota and Nakota (Oceti Sakowin, the Seven Council Fires)	the northern Plains, after moving west from the woodlands of Minnesota in the 1700s; nine tribal nations in South Dakota hold 6.8 million acres	relied on bison for food, clothing, shelter and tools	the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, home of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, was set up in 1889; the loss of land, including the Black Hills, is still contested	Lakota, Dakota and Nakota are the three divisions; the Oglala Sioux Tribe governs the Pine Ridge Reservation
   Nuta, Hidatsa and Sahnish (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)	villages at and above the Heart River in what is now North Dakota; today the Fort Berthold Reservation	lived in earth lodges, farmed, and relied on the buffalo for food, shelter and clothing	smallpox struck in 1792, 1836 and 1837; in 1837 it left only 125 Mandan survivors, who were taken in by the Arikara	the Three Affiliated Tribes elect a Tribal Council by segments such as New Town, Mandaree and White Shield; the main office is in New Town
   Comanche (Comanche Nation; own name Nʉmʉnʉʉ, the People)	the southern Plains: most lived in what is now northeastern New Mexico and Texas, and used parts of Oklahoma	horses were a crucial part of Comanche life; the buffalo gave food, clothing and tepee covers	the 1867 Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek set up a reservation in western Oklahoma shared with the Kiowa and Plains Apache; most Comanche lived there by 1875; in 1901 the land was split into 160-acre allotments	about 17,000 enrolled members; the main headquarters is 9 miles north of Lawton, Oklahoma

   Below the chart: each nation's own name comes first. An allotment is a piece of land given to one person or family.

6. 4.

   By the chart, what homes did the Nuta, Hidatsa and Sahnish build in their villages, Jun asks?

   • Homes near Lawton, Oklahoma
   • Woodland villages in Minnesota
   • Earth lodges in farming villages
   • Stone houses on three mesas
7. 5.

   Into what size of pieces was the Comanche reservation split in 1901, Luz asks?

   • 1,600-acre allotments
   • 7.3-million-acre pieces
   • 160-acre allotments
   • 6.8-million-acre pieces
8. 6.

   By the chart, what does Oceti Sakowin mean, Noah asks?

   • The Black Hills
   • The Great Sioux Reservation
   • The Seven Council Fires
   • The People
9. 7.

   The Comanche land was split into allotments in 1901. What is an allotment, by the note, Ren asks?

   • A reservation shared by three nations
   • A treaty signed at Medicine Lodge Creek
   • A piece of land given to one person or family
   • A yearly payment of food and clothing
10. 8.

    Which sentence about the MHA Nation fits the chart, Tala asks?

    • The nation is one of the Seven Council Fires
    • An elected Tribal Council governs the nation
    • The nation lived in earth lodges until 1837, then ended
    • The Mandan were a people who ended in 1837
11. 9.

    Which sentence about the Comanche Nation fits the chart, Zee asks?

    • The nation ended when its land was split in 1901
    • Its headquarters are near Lawton, Oklahoma
    • The Comanche were a people of the 1800s
    • Its headquarters are on the Pine Ridge Reservation
12. 10.

    Which sentence about the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota fits the chart, Esme asks?

    • The Lakota, Dakota and Nakota live in earth lodges near the Heart River
    • The Seven Council Fires is a name from a people now gone
    • Nine tribal nations in South Dakota hold 6.8 million acres
    • One tribe holds the 6.8 million acres for the others