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The settlers new that buffalo was a major resource for Native Americans. If the could kill buffalo, they could kill the Native Americans by getting rid of their food, clothing, and weapon supply since buffalo provided all 3 of these supplies. They also wanted the buffalo hide since they were expensive and in high demand.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoFor food, mostly, but also for needed clothing, shelter (from the hide) and tools (from the bones and organs).
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What did the new England settlers do to the Indians?
kill them, enslave them, and ship them off to Europe for labor
Did the Saskatchewan aboriginal people follow buffalo for food?
yes they sure did! about 150+ years ago, much as in the northern US...by the mid 1800's tho most of the buffalo had been killed off by buffalo hunters, settlers, cowboys and you guessed it, indians!... -saskboi
How did the Indians obtain their food?
They chased the Buffalo off of a cliff, or chased them with a bow and arrow.
What is at the bottom of a buffalo jump?
Rocks and boulders mostly, such that it was enough to kill the buffalo that fell from the cliff they were driven off of.
Why did the US government kill off the buffalo?
Eliminating the buffalo helped defeat the Native Americans. There was a demand for their hides
What happened to the west after the white settlers came?
The west was peaceful before the white settlers came. The Indians hunted for food and lived off of the land.
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
Why were the Sioux Indians forced off their reservations?
They were forced off because the government wanted their land.
How did the Indians hunt Buffalo?
they hunt buffaloes either mounted or on foo with arrows and spears
Why were native Americans forced off their land?
Indians were forced off their ancestral lands because white settlers wanted it for themselves. Indians were moved to less desirable areas sometimes 1000s of miles away.
How often did Native Americans kill Buffalo?
by chasing them onto the edge of a cliff where they would fall off and the impact of the fall would kill them
Why were the horse and buffalo important for the plains Indians?
The main animal used by the plains tribes was the buffalo. The buffalo was used by them for food, the skins for shelter and clothing, they had religious rites celebrating the buffalo. No part of the buffalo was wasted. Before the European settlement there were millions of buffalo in the plains. After the civil war an overt effort to kill off as many buffalo as possible was put into place because it was known to be used by the plains tribes. The railroads would stop and people would shoot buffalo until their guns grew hot. Mountains of buffalo were killed. Combined with the killing of the herds was a drought on the plains and the millions of buffalo were no longer there, but were down to a few thousand. This helped push the plains tribes onto reservations.
