The Arapaho people lived on the great plains of Minnesota, North Dakota, and Kansas during the spring, summer and fall. During the winter, they lived in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and Wyoming. The Arapaho moved homes often in order to follow the herds of buffalo or bison.

The Arapaho men hunted buffalo for food. They also hunted deer, elk, and fish. They used animal fur for clothes. The hides or skins were used on their tipis. The Arapaho men were fighters. They would fight if they were threatened.

The Arapaho women gathered wild berries and plants. They did the cooking. They also took care of the tipis. The tipis were made of wood and animal skins. The tipis were very easy to build and take apart. This was important because the Arapaho people moved homes often.

The Arapaho children like to fish and hunt. They played a game called hoop and pole. The game is like darts.

When the Arapaho moved homes, they used dogs to pull a sled. This sled called a travois. A travois was shaped like a triangle. The sled would carry the tipis and their belongings. Later, the tribe used horses to pull the travois.

The Arapaho woman wore long skirts and dresses made from animal hides. The men wore shirts made from hides with long fringes or strings on them. Colorful beads were used to decorate their clothes.

The Arapaho Tribe split into two tribes in the early 1800s. They became the Northern Arapaho Tribe and the Southern Arapaho Tribe.