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	Native People: Plains
		The family property was transported on a TRAVOIS (a triangular frame of poles) dragged along by dogs.
		Travois also provided the framework of the conical dwelling called TIPI, which was covered with buffalo skins sewn together.
		The horse-drawn travois was adapted from the earlier travois pulled by dogs (artwork by Gordon Miller).
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1SEC830485 (849 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The travois was dragged by hand, sometimes fitted with a shoulder harness for more efficient dragging, or dragged by dogs or horses (after the sixteenth-century introduction of Mustangs by the Spanish).
		A travois could either be loaded by piling goods atop the bare frame and tieing them in place, or by first stretching cloth or leather over the frame to hold the load to be dragged.
		Boy Scouts and similar groups still receive instruction on how to build a travois and it is suggested as a method of transporting a sick or wounded companion when the option of leaving the patient cannot be considered.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=travois (297 words)

	travois - Encyclopedia.com
		Like the sledge, the travois was used by Native Americans before any use of wheels was known to them.
		He found the travois at the entrance of the cave of the Chief of All Bears.
		Behind these were the Blackfoot, their horses pulling travois, and on the travois were their teepees.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-travois.html (1026 words)

	Travois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A travois (from the French travail, a frame for restraining horses) is a frame used by Native Americans, notably the Plains Indians of North America, to drag loads over land.
		Sometimes the blunt end of the frame was stabilized by a third pole bound across the two main poles.
		A travois could either be loaded by piling goods atop the bare frame and tieing them in place, or by first stretching cloth or leather over the frame to hold the load to be dragged.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Travois (169 words)

	Evaluation of Alfalfa Varieties Interseeded into Grassland
		The plant densities were generally low, ranging between 0.40 and 1.35 plants per meter of row in trial I from 1985 to 1989, and the plant densities were not different among the alfalfa varieties during each growing season from 1985 to 1988 (table 1).
		Travois, Spredor II, and Drylander had the greatest number of plants per meter of row during 1989.
		Spredor II, Prowler, Drylander, and Travois had the greatest number of plants per meter of row, and Vernal had the lowest number of plants per meter of row during 2004 (table 1).
	www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu /dickinso/research/2004/range04l.htm (1499 words)

	Dog Travois
		The bullboat was bound to the travois upside down, one edge set to the front end of the travois leaving the rest of the boat to ride on the platform.
		Once the boat was filled and ready to return to camp via the water, the travois would be tied to the boat in such a manner as the joint and the platform sat atop leaving the ends to drag in the water behind the oat.
		The type of travois that was made with the dogs harness as part of the travois had its ties situated in such a way as being part of the dogs harness.
	www.womenofthefurtrade.com /wst_page16.html (4451 words)

	Evaluation of Interseeding Fertilization-Rate Techniques
		Travois and Ladak alfalfas were used for all treatments.
		The three-year mean alfalfa plant heights on the 30 lbs N and 30 lbs P/acre rate treatment were 107.4% and 100.9% of the mean plant heights on the 0 lbs N and 0 lbs P/acre control treatment, respectively, for the Ladak and Travois alfalfa varieties seeded in April (table 6).
		The three-year mean alfalfa plant densities on the 60 lbs N and 60 lbs P/acre rate treatment were 153.4% and 137.5% of the mean plant densities on the 0 lbs N and 0 lbs P/acre control treatment, respectively, for the Ladak and Travois alfalfa varieties seeded in April (table 5).
	www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu /dickinso/research/2004/range04o.htm (1822 words)

	BSA GMC LoC Spring Camporee 2002 - Travois (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The travois is then re-assembled and the rider carried off to the second check point.
		The travois is then dis-assembled and a stretcher is built.
		At the third checkpoint, the travois is re-assembled and the rider taken back to the finish line.
	www.ne-countrycharm.com /scouts/travois.html (167 words)

	Lashing Travois Races Activity
		On 'GO' signal, the patrol lashes an A-frame travois using square lashings.
		One scout rides the travois while the rest pull him around the course and back.
		When the patrol reaches the finish, they disassemble the travois, stack the equipment, line up, and give patrol yell.
	www.boyscouttrail.com /content/activity/activity-936.asp (99 words)

	Alchemy Acres Tip of the Month
		The safest way is to make a travois, which can be easily built with two straight saplings or light poles and at least two support boards, spaced a couple feet apart at one end.
		As before, introduce your goat to the travois by letting him smell it and letting him satisfy his curiosity about this new thing in the yard.
		Lead the goat, hitched to the travois for the first week or until he is comfortable with it and shows no fear of it.
	members.tripod.com /~AlchemyAcres/013101.htm (869 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In 1765 the Hidatsa was discovered by whites and documentation reveals that the Hidatsa peoples still used the dogs and the dog travois as a mode of transportation, not horses.
		Dogs would pull a travois packed with all of the family's belongings or carry heavy loads on their backs.
		Note the dog travois and the sleeping Indian dog, who undoubtedly pulled the buffalo hide while hooked to the travois.
	www.majesticview1.com /History.htm (1475 words)

	Congress boosts program to aid Indian housing : ICT [2000/10/25]
		David W. Bland, principal in Travois, an affordable housing and community development firm based in St. Paul, Minn., which has tapped the tax credit market, says his firm has plans to help more than 30 tribes find $39 million of investor equity to finance $62 million in housing.
		Travois has worked with the Raymond James Tax Credit Funds Inc., of St. Petersburg, Fla., which has a fund to invest exclusively in American Indian tax credit projects and other sources.
		Taken together 654 units have been planned through Travois, with 13 completed projects, 13 under construction, and the rest pending, Bland said.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=2172 (544 words)

	Lewis & Clark Trail-Travois Road--Lewis and Clark Expedition: A National Register of Historic Places Travel ...
		In late spring and early summer the trail provided access to salmon fishing spots on the rivers; in early fall it became a route to the highlands for deer and elk hunting.
		A frequent mode of transportation on this road was a travois, built with two long trailng poles, one on either side of a dog or horse, and attached in front with a makeshift collar.
		The poles were held together behind the animal with hides supported by short cross poles, forming a hammock or pocket on which possessions were carried.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/lewisandclark/lew.htm (559 words)

	Volvo for life Awards: David Bland
		He took his previous experience developing low-income housing and applied it to the Reservations by founding Travois, a company that assists tribes in applying for credits and partnering with investors.
		Travois has its roots in Bland’s long experience in finance and investing.
		Bland, along with dozens of tribes in over sixteen states, have utilized Travois to bring together existing law, financial institutions, and the Tribes themselves to address housing needs.
	www.volvoforlifeawards.com /cgi-bin/iowa/english/heros/hero2004/9421.html (375 words)

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		Bierce is face-up on the travois we made for him after he caught one in the gut outside a Ojinaco, and Tom's pulling one pole of it and me t'other, and we couldn't be leaving no clearer trail if we jumped up and down and clapped our hands and yelled hey.
		We got the travois snugged against the rock in the shade all ready for a fast getaway if it comes to that — though where we'll get away to may be a point of some dispute.
		On the travois Bierce coughs wetly and we look to see his leg jerk and his head raise and lower.
	www.scorpiusdigital.com /teasers/orphans_excerpt.html (2315 words)

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		This will form the flat spot or skid which slides on the ground when you use the travois.
		An alternative method to establish shaft length is to put the dog into the travois, mark a point just forward (an inch or two) of the front point of the shoulder.
		Overall cost of materials for a travois is about $35 -$40 in most areas, and should take 1/2 day to construct.
	www.cartingwithyourdog.com /ctravoisplans.html (1331 words)

	Douglas County, Colorado \| Public Works \| Engineering \| Travois Trail
		Douglas County received a petition from 25 households in the Douglas County portion of the development to close Travois Trail at the county line.
		As expressed by the residents, the reason behind the requested closure is to eliminate current and future cut-through traffic and reduce speeding in the Travois neighborhoods.
		Map of the existing conditions in the Travois neighborhood and traffic count data available at the time of the meeting.
	www.douglas.co.us /publicworks/engineering/TravoisTrail.html (459 words)

	Horses and Plains Indians
		Before they had horses, the Indians would have to carry everything on foot or use dogs to carry things.
		Yes they used dogs with packs like saddlebags and with travois to carry stuff.
		Use a toy Horse or dog and tie sticks or pipe cleaners together to make the travois.
	www.texasindians.com /horse.htm (765 words)

	Travois \| THG Lexikon
		Ein Travois bezeichnet ein Transportmittel aus der Zeit der weglosen menschlichen Vor- und Frühgeschichte.
		Der Travois (vom französischen travail, einem Bügel zum Zurückhalten von Pferden) ist eine namentlich von den Prärieindianern, genutzte Vorrichtung, die benutzt wurde, um Lasten bequemer über Land zu transportieren.
		Ein Travois konnte entweder beladen werden, indem die Transportgegenstände auf dem Rahmen gestapelt und festgebunden wurden, oder indem Stoff oder Leder über der Stangenkonstruktion ausgebreitet wurde, um eine kleinteiligere Ladung aufzunehmen.
	www.tomshardware.de /lexikon/Travois (275 words)

	Log Cabin Chronicles square38.html
		I settled her and the child on the travois and whistled for Shadow to take the lead about ten yards ahead.
		The ice was clean of snow and the travois skidded across the surface with little effort on my part.
		I lowered the poles of the travois gently to the ice.
	www.tomifobia.com /square38.html (1100 words)

	Scouting Resources - Pioneering - Ladders
		One particular example of an important use is the Travois.
		You simply pull the travois across the ground, where the two ends act like runners on a sled.
		Note that a travois is useless if the ground is rough or rocky.
	www.scoutingresources.org.uk /pioneering_ladders.html (608 words)

	Travois (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Although this photo is blurry you can see two women on horses moving their camp with the aide of their travois.
		The poles of the travois were most likely used as tepee poles when not on the move.
		It has been said that a Comanche woman could strike camp and be ready to move in five minutes when forced to do so.
	daphne.palomar.edu /ddozier/course_notes/regions/plains/Travois.htm (75 words)

	Starship Modeler: 'Red Planet' Sci-Fi Modeling Contest Entry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Martian Vehicle System (MVS) Travois is lovingly called the Mars Winnebago by the crew at Mars Base Camp Alphaville.
		The Travois is a scientific and research expedition vehicle that is staffed by two drivers and up to four other crew members.
		The Travois has the capabilities of exchanging Cargo Containers when traveling, allowing the crew to supply outposts or pick up supplies dropped from orbit.
	www.starshipmodeler.org /contest10/scratch_20.cfm (418 words)

	Way Out West - Excerpt from the Script...
		To the theme song of Laurel and Hardy we see a travois, draws by a burro, which Stan is leading.
		We follow the travois to a stream, which Stan fords, leading the burro.
		As they come out on the other side of the stream we see that the shafts have pulled loose from the travois, leaving Babe still seated on it, in the water.
	www.wayoutwest.org /wowfeature/script.html (974 words)

	Survivor
		The tribes received tree mail, notifying them of their next reward challenge, "Triage." Before the game, each tribe had to build a travois (triangular-shaped stretcher) sturdy enough to hold and transport a person.
		had her own thoughts on how to build the travois.
		to sit out of the challenge.) The rescuers had to find each of their tribemates and transport them one at a time on the travois back to a first-aid tent.
	www.cbs.com /primetime/survivor2/show/episode05/story3.html (330 words)

	A Time of Visions - Interviews By Larry Abbott
		Each of the travois carries a different, I don't want to say symbol, identifier of both Northern and Southern Cheyennes and Arapahos.
		One travois points north to honor the northern groups and one points southeast to honor the southern groups.
		The tree supporting the travois represents the knowledge and history that supported the existence of our two groups and brought them together as allies.
	www.britesites.com /native_artist_interviews/bspang.htm (7275 words)

	Plains Folk: The Saga of Seaman
		The middle, or canoe, section also holds considerable interest, as Henderson notes not only the changes in the land but also "the richness and diversity of river life." He paddles informed by research in the Hudson Bay Company Archives, and so his lyric voice is grounded in experience predating his own.
		The third section, horse travois, seems less inspired, and for reasons that seem plain if you have read the previous parts.
		Henderson is not unaffected by the equestrian romance of plains peoples around the world, but at heart he is not a horse guy.
	www.ext.nodak.edu /extnews/newsrelease/2002/031402/04plains.htm (674 words)

	Travois - New Homes Community - Rescue, Eldorado County, California Sacramento, Placer, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus
		Travois - New Homes Community - Rescue, Eldorado County, California Sacramento, Placer, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus
		Description: Beauty, elegance and a spectacular setting, this is life at Travois by Warmington Homes CA.
		Travois offers 26 luxury single family homes ranging from approx.
	www.new-home-ca.com /El_Dorado/Travois_real_estate_homes.htm (142 words)

	Plains Indians - transportation in the Early Days
		Sometimes children and old people were carried by travois.
		Some of the horses ran away and wandered northward to the plains in the early 1700s.
		A horse could pull a larger travois than a dog.
	www.saskschools.ca /~gregory/firstnations/travel.html (351 words)

	WNW Chapter 4 - In The Tamoachan Jungle
		As quietly as possible he indicates it would be better to use the travois as a stretcher (requiring three people) until they are far enough away that the marks don't matter.
		Chipotle, your idea about covering the travois is a good one; see to it.
		One person moves slightly ahead and we hand the travois forward to them, then someone else moves around them and we hand it on that much further.
	www.tlucretius.net /SpiritWarriors/Story/4_Jungle.htm (4922 words)

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