What Protocols Were Associated With The Traditional Plains Indian Tipi?
Even though the advent of civilisation and proximity of European people had an effect over the Native Indian people, adjustment and modification of lives has long been a characteristic trait of Indian communities. There are many rituals and protocols in the tribes and they were abided by for centuries. Community was the top most priority and its people strove to be generous, loyal and brave in every way. Marriage was a type of agreement amongst two sets of kin, instead of an agreement between two individual people. The choosing of marriage partners was greatly influenced by family members and elders. In the plains, everything was irreplaceably connected to buffalo hunting and farming. The advent of the horse as a domestic animal created a class among the people, however the social strata was decreased due to the practice if gift giving among themselves.