Native American Indians Groups. Native Indian Tribes Index. Cayuse Tribe. Coeur d'Alene. Modoc Tribe. Nez Perce. In early reservation times many men became upset and angry with the lies, theft and mistreatment their families and friends. Most met negative or neglegent interaction with the "trustee" feds and were cheated in the new cash economy by whitemen eager for Indian lands.
In the history of the Plateau people there are few instances of hostile initiation by them against the whiteman; but those that did happen quickly became recorded in history as "tragedies" or "massacres.
Skip to main content. To the east, where the European settlers first landed, were the Northeast Woodlands and the Southeast, which had the largest population when Columbus first set foot on North America.
Populations were stable, education was highly regarded, food fish and game was abundant. Winter villages often had hundreds of inhabitants. Communal homes, built of wood, were as large as 60 x feet. The peoples of this region were noted for their artistic skill, especially through carving and painting colorful totem poles.
Traditional carving tools were made of stone; sharkskin was used for sanding or polishing wooden items. Weaving was also highly developed. The Plateau people lived mainly underground during the cold winters in pit houses, which were sometimes connected to one another by a series of tunnels. Fish, especially salmon, and game were primary food sources, but they also gathered berries and root vegetables.
Dried food sustained them in the winter. Prior to the horse, canoes were their main transportation. Men and women were socially and economically equal, and women could serve on councils.
Plateau tribes were very skilled in the art of basketry and known for their beadwork, which utilized both geometric and figurative design. There are more Native American groups in California than in any other state in the continental U. They flourished due to mild climate, plenty of food, and isolation from other tribes due to high mountains and deserts to the east. Colorful bead art was woven into intricate clothing designs for ceremonial and utilitarian purposes.
They also made jewelry from shells, built homes and wood baskets from willows, and used clay to make dolls and pottery;they were skilled potters. Not unlike the Californians of today, the people were highly creative people. Before the Europeans arrived, there were about , Native Americans living in California; by , introduced diseases had reduced the population to about 15, Photographed at Ute Indian Museum.
Great Basin Nations. We have our Bear dances because of this in the spring—because the Bear is one of the powers that the Great Spirit has given us. Perhaps more than any other group, Great Basin peoples were known for their use of color in pottery, basketry and intricate beadwork, which like their neighbors to the west, incorporated both geometric and figurative design.
In some groups, families or individuals did own specific fishing and berry areas, and others needed permission to use the resource. The people of the Plateau were nomadic, so they moved around throughout the year. They generally lived in small seasonal 'bands' or independent villages. Each village had one or several leaders or Chiefs. There was usually one main village or family Chief who had inherited the role from their father.
Then there were other chosen Chiefs. They were picked for different roles, such as hunting or warfare, because of their personal abilities and knowledge.
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