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What were the characteristic of the plains Indians culture?
The Plains Indians were nomads. They were good hunters. Their main food was the American Buffalo.
What happened during the 1600s that dramatically changed the living environment and main food source of the plains Indians?
They captured and tamed wild horses.
What are the Cheyenne Indians main source of food?
The Cheyenne's main food source is buffalo berry's.
How were the Plains Indians lives affected by the buffalo?
The Plains Indians were affected by buffalo because they ate them as their main food, they used bones for tools and toys, and they used skins for fur clothing. Virtually, the Plains Indians used all parts of their game or food
What are facts about plains Indians?
Plains Indians were nomads. .Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was one of the first explorers to encounter these Indians. Buffalo was their main source of food and their migration was followed. They lived in teepees.
How were plains Indians lives affected the Buffalo?
The Plains Indians were affected by buffalo because they ate them as their main food, they used bones for tools and toys, and they used skins for fur clothing. Virtually, the Plains Indians used all parts of their game or food
How did the slaughter of the bison contribute to the plains Indians' removal to reservations during the 1800's?
The bison were a central part of the Indians' food, fuel, shelter, religion and ritual. The increase of railroad transportation and demand for hides in the east drove the bison out of their plains and depleted their herds. Thus causing the Indians to suffer. Without their main source of food and shelter, the Indians had to chose starvation and death or relocating to a reservation.
Why did plains Indians follow the herd of buffalo?
The Plains Native American Indians were nomadic people who followed the buffalo. It was their main diet.
What was the main source of food for the Indians?
The Plains tribes considered meat from antelope, deer, elk and buffalo to be "real food". Everything else was second-rate and many tribes had taboos about eating fish, birds and other creatures.
What animals did plains Indians depend on?
The buffalo was the main food source and was used for other needs by the plains tribes. Before the Europeans came to colonize North America there were 30 million buffalo, but by 1860's there were only about 15,000 left. This was on purpose because the government made an overt effort to kill as many buffalo that they could so it would eliminate the main food source for the tribes.
Which animal provided food shelter clothing for the American Indians on the great plains?
The illusive white buffalo
Who deprived the Indians of their main source of food?
It was from the newcomers such as the english, french and italians once the came they needed a source of food and they took the food from native americans and deprived them from buffalo
