How and when did the Eastern Shoshone come to Wyoming? What are the Shoshone values? What are the people of the Eastern Shoshone like?
- Parent Guide – 8th Grade
- Lesson Plan 1 – 8th Grade, Eastern Shoshone
- Lesson Plan 2 – 8th Grade, Eastern Shoshone
- Lesson Plan 3 (STEM) – 8th Grade, Eastern Shoshone
- Lesson Plan 4 (Short) – 8th Grade, Eastern Shoshone
- Lesson Plan 5 (Short) - 4th Grade, Eastern Shoshone
- Lesson Plan 6 – 9th to 12th Grades, Eastern Shoshone
From his birth in the Bitterroot Mountains among the Salish Tribe, to his exploits as a warrior with the Lemhi Shoshone and Bannocks, Washakie was recognized early as an extraordinary person. But he made his historical claim to greatness in the second half of the 19th century, as chief of the Eastern Shoshone.
The parfleche bags are made out of rawhide and would be called a suitcase if being described in modern language. The rawhide was folded while wet so it would keep its shape. The bags were used to pack belongings while traveling. Some bags were used to carry food, and bigger bags were more like family bags that were placed on the back ends of saddles and strapped down but still accessible without having to be removed from the horse. Some bags were used like a ladies purse. Some of the decorations on the bags had meanings that were the creation of the artists. From "Lived History - the Wind River Virtual Museum."
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