The land of the Plains Native Americans stretched from the the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, and from Canada to Texas.

Groups like the Lakota and Dakota (Sioux), Pawnee and Arapaho lived in the northern and central part of the region. Tribes like the Kiowa, Apache and Comanche lived in the southern area.

The people of the Plains came from other areas after being pushed out by other tribes. In their old lands, they had been farmers. In the plains they became buffalo hunters.

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