The plains Indians virtually had to change their way of life after the buffalo became scarce. Other Indians did not live where buffalo were.
They went from making a deal to forcing them off the land.
They went from making a deal to forcing them off the land.
The way that life changed for the plains Indians was that despite the government promises to protect the lands Indians people found their way of life threatened as white settlers invaded their territory.
The obvious answer is 'when the white people killed off all the buffalo'. And the hide trade combined with government cupidity in hustling Native Americans off to reservations was pretty much the end of the plains lifestyle. But the thing that really changed how the plains Indians hunted was the horse. Once enough horses were tamed, the mighty buffalo could be hunted in enough numbers to sustain a specialized nomadic lifestyle. But horses were shipped to the Americas by the Spanish during the period of their conquest and colonization beginning in the 1500's. Enough horses were brought and bred by Europeans and eventually bought (or stolen) by the Indians to change their entire culture. But the famous notion of the Comanches and Sioux, arguably some of the best light cavalry the world has known, was based on a period of time that lasted barely 300 years.
By 1850 some 75,000 native americans lived on the plains. The u.s government promised to pay for any damages to indian lands.
By 1850 some 75,000 native americans lived on the plains. The u.s government promised to pay for any damages to indian lands.
The Plains Indians would have been very in tune with nature and the elements. They would have been able to sense a change in weather and like dug trenches to retreat to when tornadoes happened.
sped up the faithful travel and faithful companions.
The plains Indians virtually had to change their way of life after the buffalo became scarce. Other Indians did not live where buffalo were.
They went from making a deal to forcing them off the land.
They went from making a deal to forcing them off the land.
They went from making a deal to forcing them off the land.
They went from making a deal to forcing them off the land.
They went from making a deal to forcing them off the land.
They went from making a deal to forcing them off the land.
They went from making a deal to forcing them off the land.