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The near extinction of the buffalo affected the Plains Indians in a negative way. The buffalo was their greatest resource. They had learned to use the buffalo in many different ways. The meat was eaten, hooves boiled to make glue, skins covered teepees and made clothes. The hump back of the buffalo was used to make shields. The Plains Indians culture, community, and way of life almost died along with the buffalo.

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What were the great plains Indians foods?

Buffalo meat was the Great Plains Indians food.


What animal did the plains Indians rely on for food shelter and clothing?

The Plains Indians had the buffalo. For most of the Eastern Indians the deer was the key animal. For the Inuit it was the seal and the caribou.


What country did the great plains Indians live?

Indians plains the buffalo was very valuable to the plains Indians .the buffalo meat was dried and mixed with marrow and fruit to become a food that they would keep for long periods of time .The Indians also used ropes,shield s,and clothing . Their tepees were also made from the buffalo hide . Aparfeche was used by the Plains INDIANS TO CARRY THEIR POISSESSIOS. aND THAT WAS ALSO MADE OF BUFFALO HIDE .THE ARTISTS OF THE plains USED BUFFALO HIDES FOR THEIR ARTWORK.


What did the plains Indians use for fuel?

buffalo dung


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.

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How did the widespread killing of Buffalo affect the plains of Indians?

Buffalo was their was of life. Plains indians used and ate everything on the buffalo. The bones uses as tools, fur for clothing and meat for food. When the buffalo started to decimate so did the indians.


What were the plains settler's custom and tradition?

Killing buffalo. Killing Indians. Lots of killing all around.


What resources did the Great Plains Indians use from the buffalo?

buffalo was a very good resource for the Indians on the great plains, the buffalo supplied shelter, food, and clothing.


What were the great plains Indians foods?

Buffalo meat was the Great Plains Indians food.


What were the two most important resources to the Plains Indians?

The two most important things to the Plains Indians were Buffalo and earth lodges


How did the plains Indians find the buffalo?

they traveled with it


The disappearance of the doomed the Plains Indians?

buffalo


What animal did the plains Indians rely on for food shelter and clothing?

The Plains Indians had the buffalo. For most of the Eastern Indians the deer was the key animal. For the Inuit it was the seal and the caribou.


What country did the great plains Indians live?

Indians plains the buffalo was very valuable to the plains Indians .the buffalo meat was dried and mixed with marrow and fruit to become a food that they would keep for long periods of time .The Indians also used ropes,shield s,and clothing . Their tepees were also made from the buffalo hide . Aparfeche was used by the Plains INDIANS TO CARRY THEIR POISSESSIOS. aND THAT WAS ALSO MADE OF BUFFALO HIDE .THE ARTISTS OF THE plains USED BUFFALO HIDES FOR THEIR ARTWORK.


What is a great plains wild animal?

bison or buffalo what the indians hunted


What did the plains Indians use for fuel?

buffalo dung


What were the characteristic of the plains Indians culture?

The Plains Indians were nomads. They were good hunters. Their main food was the American Buffalo.