What native peoples lived in the north central plains 1500?

* Assiniboine. The Assiniboine were a nomadic people who lived in the northern Great Plains, from the Saskatchewan River valley in Canada to the Missouri River valley in the United States. They were closely related to the Sioux and spoke a Siouan language. The Assiniboine hunted buffalo, deer, elk, and other animals, and gathered wild plants for food. They lived in tipis and traveled in bands of up to 200 people.

* Blackfoot. The Blackfoot were a powerful confederacy of three tribes—the Siksika, Kainai, and Pikuni—who lived in the northern Great Plains, from the North Saskatchewan River valley in Canada to the Missouri River valley in the United States. They were nomadic buffalo hunters and spoke an Algonquian language. The Blackfoot were known for their warrior culture and for their elaborate ceremonies.

* Gros Ventre. The Gros Ventre were a nomadic people who lived in the northern Great Plains, from the Saskatchewan River valley in Canada to the Missouri River valley in the United States. They were closely related to the Arapaho and spoke an Algonquian language. The Gros Ventre hunted buffalo, deer, elk, and other animals, and gathered wild plants for food. They lived in tipis and traveled in bands of up to 200 people.

* Sarsi. The Sarsi were a small Athabaskan-speaking people who lived in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada. They were closely related to the Beaver and Sekani and spoke an Athabaskan language. The Sarsi hunted caribou, deer, elk, and other animals, and gathered wild plants for food. They lived in tepees and traveled in bands of up to 50 people.