WICHITA TRIBE By:Leila
There are may ways people spell the name; Wichita, witchetaw, wicheta, and ohichita
They were steady fast and peaceful people!
Yet they usually had 500 warriors.
Their langue was called surprisingly
They believed in natural forces like plants.
Their leaders were called shaman
They lived in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas before they were even states!
Houses were cone shaped and about 40-50 feet in diameter. There was usually grass all around it but in the winter they used bison hide outside to keep warm.
They usually lived by fields or wooded areas which was by their food sources!
They ate: corn, squash, and pumpkins they also planted plum trees and hunted bison
They must have had a lot of fun! They did horn dances and gift dances they even did foot races and the whole tribe joined in on!
Men wore long shirts and moccasins. Women wore knee length dresses made from bison hide.
They made pottery and beaded jewelry from dried clay from the southern Kansas river.
Sources:
Warriors.org.warren.k12.il.us
Familysearch.org
--Picture sources:
www.wibwnewsnow.com
Kbgibson.net
Archives.longislandpress.com
Enofylzmineblog.com
Www.firstpeople.us
En.wikipedia.org
Www.mapsoftheworld.com