Was the horses important to the native Americans?

Answer 1

The majority of native Americans did not have horses, so for them horsemanship was unimportant. Only the Plains tribes and the peoples on the margins of the Great Plains obtained and used horses.

Certain other tribes, such as the Chiricahua Apache, viewed horses as a useful resource that could be eaten in an emergency - they often ate their horses when being pursued by the US Cavalry, as there was no time to stop and hunt.

In the eastern woodlands, the west coast, the arid south-western deserts and the great north woods of Canada, horses would have been useless, since there were no wide open spaces, no grazing areas and no suitable trails - hence canoes or walking were much more effective means of travel and transport.

Answer 2

The Plains Indians used pretty much all of the buffalo when they killed it. (Meat for eating, hide for covering, bones for building, tendons for rope) When the buffalo was killed off by the railroaders and settlers and pioneers, the Indians lost all the resources given by the buffalo. Because the buffalo was so useful, the Indians had depended on it and when they were killed, they lost their entire way of life.

The horse is kinda funky. The horse is fairly new to America, with the first horses being brought by the Spaniards in the conquest of Cortez. The horse is incredibly strong, ridiculously fast, and a weapon in its own right through trampling. This superiority in battle made the Plains Indians pretty much invincible in their homeland (Not so much in trees, but really really good in flat spots) They also used horses when they died in much the same way they used the buffalo, making them a valuable resource and a formidable weapon.

Answer 3

Yes because he helped the travel to places quicker and get to there pray quicker so they be able to kill them!

Answer 4

Horses were used for transport - Buffalo were used for food.