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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.

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What is the main primary source of the native Americans?

buffalo


What did the native americans use the horses for?

they used it for hunting transportation and do get away form the enemy


What did the Native Americans of the Plains eat?

Buffalo! Buffalo was their source for everything; Food, clothes, shelter, etc.


How did the Native Americans treat the pioneers?

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.


Why were buffalo so important to native Americans way of life?

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.


Did Native Americans have migrating food sources?

Yes. In fact they follow their food source which is Buffalo.


How did decline of buffalo effect native Americans?

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


What the primary food source of the inuit and aleut native Americans?

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.


Did Native Americans from the great plains raise cattle?

No, not until forced to do so by the depletion of their major food source, the Buffalo.


An example of a primary source?

The diary entry of a soldier who fought Native Americans during the American Indian Wars


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


What are the causes and results of the warfare between whites and Indians in the Great West?

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.