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Questions and Answers about the Spokane Indians
 

What is the classic culture?
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By 800 years ago, the Indians living in this area, had a clear and common pattern of living.

In the winter, they lived in permanent winter villages among the main rivers. Their houses were long and partly buried in the ground.In the summer, they lived in camps with mat-covered conical lodges on the meadows.

This is called the "Classic Plateau Culture". It was distinct and it did not change much over time, and it was common throughout the whole area.

The Indians living here did not have horses at this time. There were no horses in the New World at this time. The Spanish brought horses over to the America later, less than 500 years ago.










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