The Cheyenne people relied heavily on buffalo for their basic needs like food, shelter, clothing and tools as they lived on the Great Plains where buffalo herds roamed freely. They faced challenges in finding wood on the open grasslands for fires or building. If one had to travel frequently like the nomadic Cheyenne, it made sense to only carry essential lightweight items.

1. Social Studies – page 84
1. The Cheyenne depended on
the buffalo for food, shelter,
clothes, shoes, jewelry, tools,
sleds.
2. Yes, the Cheyenne had trouble
finding wood because they lived
in a prairie with lots of grass not
trees.
3. If I traveled a lot, I would not
keep a lot of things because it
would be too heavy to carry.