Which indians used travois

Travois Fact Sheet for kids Travois Fact 1: This Native American form of transport is closely associated with the nomadic tribes of the Great Plains who frequently moved camps in search of buffalo. Horse Drawn Travois. Native American Life. Native Indian Tribes Index. First Published Cookies Policy. The Horse in Blackfoot Indian Culture. Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, Henderson, Norman.

XML: egp. Image credits. Children often rode in the back of horse travois. How is "travois" pronounced?

Which tribe did this word come from? The original pronunciation of travois is trav-wah though most English speakers today pronounce it trav-oy. It's a French Canadian word, not a Native American one. If you'd like to know some Native American words for travois, the Ojibwe word is niswaakodaabaan pronounced niss-wah-ko-dah-bahn , and the Lakota Sioux word is hupak'in pronounced similar to hoo-POCK-een. Are travois still used today? Article published February 07, ; Last Edited March 08, The Canadian Encyclopedia , s.

Thank you for your submission Our team will be reviewing your submission and get back to you with any further questions. Thanks for contributing to The Canadian Encyclopedia. Astokumi Crow Collar and wife, Tsuut'ina Indigenous people. The horse-drawn travois was adapted from the earlier travois pulled by dogs artwork by Gordon Miller. Stump Horn and family Southern Cheyenne ; showing home and horse-drawn travois Previous Next.