The Shoshone
Tribe
By:
McKenna
Table of
Contents
Dedication page
Where did the Shoshone tribe live?
What work did men, women , and children
do?
Where there any special ceremonies this
tribe did?
What kind of house did the Shoshone tribe
live in?
What kind of food did they eat?
What type of clothing did the Shoshone
tribe wear?
What materials from the Shoshone tribe’s
environment did they use to make what
needed?
About McKenna Rampersaud
References
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This presentation is dedicated to…
I am dedicating this project to Mrs.Valenstein and Mrs.
Wike for helping me with this project and letting me
come in for recess so I could get this project done on
time. They have helped me with this project a lot
especially on the opening sentences and the conclusion
sentences so I would like to thank them for helping me.
Thank you
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Where did the Shoshone tribe live?
Do you want to know where the Shoshone
tribe lived? Well then lets get started. The
Shoshone tribe lived In one of the driest
places the great basin in North America. They
also lived in vast grasslands, but there were
two types of grasslands. One was eastern
near Mississippi , and the other one was a
valley where it got plenty of rainfall. The
habitat they lived in was great for farming
also was a home for the hunting tribes. There
were also small lakes, rivers , and creeks.
Without water sources they could never live
in the region. But they can survive so that’s
were the Shoshone tribe lives.
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Were there any special ceremonies
this tribe did?
Lot’s of people celebrate different
things, and have ceremonies for
different things. But today you’ll hear
how the Shoshone tribe celebrated
things. Usually they had a ceremony for
healing the sick , victory over enemies,
or for food. Another ceremony is when
tribes gather together for the
communal Bison hunt. At the
communal Bison hunt some hooks, or
skewers, and other weapons were
driven through the skin and chests of
men. And that is how the Shoshone
tribe’s ceremonies are different from
ours.
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What work did men, women, and
children do?
Do you want to know what work the
Shoshone tribe men, women, and
children do? Let’s get started then. The
children had a quite easy job, it was
collecting food and water. From there
the women’s job was to cook and
prepare the food. An example was
setting the table and putting the food
together nicely. The men and teenage
boys would make and repair weapons,
tools, and clothing. Everybody helped
in some part to prepare and get what
needed done, and I think that was
great.
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What kind of house did the Shoshone
tribe live in?
All over the world houses are
different. So are the Shoshone
tribe houses. The Shoshone
tribe lived in longhouses. They
cut up saplings and tied it with
animal hides or with twine
made out of grass. The
Shoshone tribe also had many
different types of houses for
all sorts of ceremonies. I
learned that the longhouses
could fit a lot of people.
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What kind of food did the Shoshone
tribe eat?
Some people eat many different types
of food. Would you like to know what
the Shoshone tribe eats? The Western
Shoshone tribe ate and hunted, deer,
antelope, rabbits, and lots of other
small animals. The Northern and
Eastern Shoshone hunted larger like,
elk, buffalo, and big horn sheep. Not
only did they eat and hunt larger
animals, but they also fished. The
Shoshone tribe’s diet was fruits, nuts ,
vegetables, and roots. I think the
Shoshone ate different foods
compared to us, would you try it?
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What type of clothing did the
Shoshone tribe wear?
Have you ever wondered how our clothes
are different from the Shoshone tribe’s
clothes? Well I can tell you. Most of the time
the Shoshone tribe wore clothes made out
of animal skin. It wasn’t just animal skins,
they decorated it with quills, fringes,
feathers, and more. Their everyday wear was
loin clothing for the summer for the men. In
the winter they’ll wear leggings, a shirt, and
moccasins made from animal skin. Women
usually wore buckskin dresses. All their
clothes could be decorated with natural
resources. A Bison robe was very important
for winter clothing for all tribe’s. From my
thoughts the Shoshone tribe always had
proper clothing for the weather.
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What materials from the Shoshone tribe’s
environment did they use to make what
needed?
You will never believe how the Shoshone
tribe made what needed. But I can’t tell
you now, you’ll have to read further! The
Shoshone tribe house materials were
made out of all natural resource's. These
houses were small houses of tree
branches and willow shoots. They used
cut up saplings and tied them tightly with
animal hides or with twine made out of
grass. Southern Shoshone tribe often
moved and their wiki ups had to be easy
to pack up and carry. Their blankets were
made from rabbit pelts. Their vest and
moccasins were made from animal skin
and had beadwork on it. I think the
Shoshone tribe used their materials
wisely.
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About McKenna
Hi I’m McKenna I go to Sherwood
elementary school and I’m in
fourth grade. I play and love
soccer, I also LOVE ONE
DIRECTION. My favorite color is
PINK. I am a very creative person,
I like to make up games and I also
love to do art. I play one
instrument and that’s violin. I live
with my sister a dog and my mom
and dad. I am irish and lots of
other things.
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My References
Book or URL
Author
The Shoshone tribe
Ned blackhawk
Early peoples
World book
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