The Plains Indians The plains are land of sun, wind and grass, the Great Plains is heartland of North America; it is some 2500 miles long. Their western boundary is formed by the Rocky Mountains. To the north, flatlands extend almost to the Artic Circle just beyond Alberta, Canada where there are boreal pine forests. The eastern boundary is formed by the Missouri-Mississippi Rivers where there is extensive prairie terrain, rolling hills and wooded areas. A …showed first 75 words of 4013 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4013 total…of a village or chiefs of certain clans. The Plains Indian Legacy The Plains Indians played a tremendous role in shaping the west as well as the Great Plains. They became part of our imagination through movies and books; most of us think of the Wild West. But now as you can see, for them life was not fun and exciting as we may have thought, it was work most were struggling to stay alive.