Travois were used by American Indians to transport possessions by means of two long poles slung with a hammock trailing behind a horse or dog.
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She had childhood memories of Indians moving past the ranch house, the men on horseback dragging travois poles attached to a framework that held provisions.
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Pack animals, ridden horses and bullocks dragging travois or sleds require wider paths and higher clearances than people on foot and improved tracks were required.
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When dismantled the tipi poles were used to construct a dog-or later horse-pulled travois on which additional poles and tipi cover were placed.
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He said that warriors secretly exhumed Sitting Bull at his second resting place and placed his remains on a travois to make the journey to the Turtle Mountains.
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In the early 16th century, these mobile groups lived in tents, hunted bison and other game, and used dogs to pull travois loaded with their possessions.
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A "'travois "'( Canadian French, from indigenous peoples, notably the Plains Indians of North America, to drag loads over land.
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He is taken back to the fort by his victorious troops, where Kathleen meets him and holds his hand as he is carried on a travois into the post.
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Summer travel also saw use of the travois, a simple type of sled that was pulled over the ground by a dog and used to transport a light load.
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This brief account describes many typical features of Plains Indians culture : skin tipis, travois pulled by dogs, sign language, jerky ( food ), and pemmican.
