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The obvious answer is 'when the white people killed off all the buffalo'. And the hide trade combined with government cupidity in hustling Native Americans off to reservations was pretty much the end of the plains lifestyle.
But the thing that really changed how the plains Indians hunted was the horse. Once enough horses were tamed, the mighty buffalo could be hunted in enough numbers to sustain a specialized nomadic lifestyle.
But horses were shipped to the Americas by the Spanish during the period of their conquest and colonization beginning in the 1500's. Enough horses were brought and bred by Europeans and eventually bought (or stolen) by the Indians to change their entire culture.
But the famous notion of the Comanches and Sioux, arguably some of the best light cavalry the world has known, was based on a period of time that lasted barely 300 years.
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What plant or animal changed the way the Indians of the great plains lived?
horses
How did Native Americans lives change over time?
The way that life changed for the plains Indians was that despite the government promises to protect the lands Indians people found their way of life threatened as white settlers invaded their territory.
How did the loss of buffalo affect native Americans?
The plains Indians virtually had to change their way of life after the buffalo became scarce. Other Indians did not live where buffalo were.
Did the Plains Indians live in Tornado Alley?
Yes, many tribes of Plains Indians lived in what is now known as Tornado Alley. They coped with tornadoes the best way they could, usually by finding a ditch to lie in while riding out the storm.
What was the relationship between settlers and Indians?
Indians helped pilgrims and settlers find efficient way of hunting, cooking, planting, and fishing.
What animal changed the way the Indians of the great plains lived?
horses
What plant or animal changed the way the Indians of the great plains live?
horses
What plant or animal changed the way Indians of the great plains lived?
horses
What plant or animal changed the way the Indians of the great plains lived?
horses
Which ground of people depended on the bison for their way of life?
plains indians
In what ways did the arrival the horse change the way of life for the tribes of the great plains?
horses changed the lifes of the indians by helping them to hunt or to travel
2 In what ways did the Plains Indians benefit by the transformation of their way of life brought about by the horse?
Only way I know that it did was that it helped them is hunting because horses can run fast, when on foot indians aren't fast enough to kill any animals that are getting away.
Which group depended on bison for their way of life?
Plains Indians
Which group depended on the bison for their way of life?
Plains Indians
What is one way in which the artic and great plains people were alike?
they like hunting
Which group people depended on the bison for their way of life?
Plains Indians
How did Native Americans lives change over time?
The way that life changed for the plains Indians was that despite the government promises to protect the lands Indians people found their way of life threatened as white settlers invaded their territory.
