Buffalo was the primary food source of some of the Indians. The Plains tribe depended upon them for food, clothing and shelter. Other tribes depended upon whatever animal was available in their region.
At first the Native Americans didn't mind the pioneers. But then the pioneers started hunting the buffalo, elk, and deer, which were the Native Americans main source of food.
Whites wanted the sacred land that belonged to the Native Americans for railroads and for establishing cities. However the Native Americans attempted to fight for their land but they had little power and were forced to move westward. The whites killed off millions of buffalo in their building of railroads. This caused a large problem to the Native Americans since they relied on buffalo as a major food source.
They regarded LAND as the source of life.
The destruction of the buffalo was so detrimental to the Native American way of life due to the number of purposes buffalo served. Native Americans used buffalo for everything from food to shelter.
They drink it, wash their cars with it, water the gaden and posibly swimm in it allong with thousands of other things.
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they used it for hunting transportation and do get away form the enemy
Buffalo! Buffalo was their source for everything; Food, clothes, shelter, etc.
At first the Native Americans didn't mind the pioneers. But then the pioneers started hunting the buffalo, elk, and deer, which were the Native Americans main source of food.
Buffaloes were important to Native Americans because, for many tribes, it was their primary food source. Also the buffalo was used in rituals and religion as well as to perform rituals and grand send offs, returns, or celebrations. Further more, the buffalo skin was used to create blankets, clothing, and even housing.
Yes. In fact they follow their food source which is Buffalo.
The Native Americans of the Great Plains relied on the buffalo population for food, shelter, clothing, and fuel. As white settlers moved into the region, they shot and killed buffalo for sport and by 1890 there were fewer than 1000 buffalo left on the plain (65 million in 1800). Without their main source of food many Native Americans suffered
The Inuit and the Aleut are two separate native tribes of Alaska. Both of these tribes primary source of food is fish and other water dwelling creatures.
No, not until forced to do so by the depletion of their major food source, the Buffalo.
The diary entry of a soldier who fought Native Americans during the American Indian Wars
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
Whites wanted the sacred land that belonged to the Native Americans for railroads and for establishing cities. However the Native Americans attempted to fight for their land but they had little power and were forced to move westward. The whites killed off millions of buffalo in their building of railroads. This caused a large problem to the Native Americans since they relied on buffalo as a major food source.