Plains Indians got their food by either hunting it, growing it, or gathering it.  Some tribes grew crops such as maize, beans, and pumpkins.  Others gathered wild fruits and vegetables.  Food was often traded between the different tribes.
 
Plains Indians often hunted buffalo and antelope.  These animals were used for their meat and their skins.
 
The Plains Indians usually dried their food in the sun to help preserve it for longer periods of time.  Parfleches were used to store the dried foods throughout the winter months.
 

Edtited on April 22, 1998
by Bridgette Zellers, IUB