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The buffalo were located in the central plains. At one time there were 30 million buffalo on the plains and the Native American tribes living on the plains would hunt them on foot. Originally there were no horses in North America until the Spanish brought them, so they needed to hunt them by setting fire to the grasses and using animal pelts to hide their scent they would sneak up on the herd. The buffalo were basically farmed and when killed every part was used. Nothing was wasted. When the white man came to the plains and built the railroad he slaughtered the buffalo because it was known it was a lifeline for the tribes. Mountains of buffalo were killed just to kill and by the late 1800's there were only 17,000 left from the 30 million.
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In which area did the native American groups hunt?
in amirca
What is the Native American translation for white buffalo?
Siouan: Pte Ska
What did the native americans use the horses for?
they used it for hunting transportation and do get away form the enemy
How did the native American children get water and prepare food?
they hunt for it
The final blow to Native American tribal life on the Plains was?
The extermination of the buffalo
What did Native American hunt for?
they hunted for buffalo
Did Native Americans hunt buffalo in reservations?
yes
What do the mohawk Native Americans hunt?
animals people buffalo
What animal did Native Americans use to hunt buffalo?
The horse.
What would only be possible following the start of the Columbian Exchange?
An Aztec warrior rides into battle on a horse.
Why were many Native Americans on the east coast reluctant to move west?
The U.S. Settlers were mean to the Native Americans and forced them to move to reservation land where there was no buffalo to hunt and the hunters would have to move out of the reservations to hunt for the buffalo for food, clothing and tools. Long ago before the U.S. Settlers came to America, the Native Americans would follow the buffalo where ever they go to hunt for the things they will need to survive because the buffalo was their sacred animal
What native American tribe that celebrated the buffalo?
The Lakota.
What part of the buffalo did the Native American use?
All of them.
What did native American girls clothing?
buffalo scin
What did the native American use the meat of a buffalo for?
food
What impact did the cowboy have on the native Americans?
Some of the Native Americans hunted buffalo and when the white people came they killed buffalo for fun and that hurt the native Americans because they hunted buffalo and they could not hunt very many because there weren't that many left
What were native american jobs?
men had to hunt,trade objects,harvest [sometimes],and make tools and weapons.women did cooking,quilling,taking care of children,and preparing buffalo hides
