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Horses were important to the Native Americans because it allowed them to travel vast distances in shorter periods of time. Thus allowing them to strike enemies and prey at a quicker pace. Buffalo were important because it was the main meat provider for the tribes. The buffalo pelts were used to cover the Teepee's of the nomadic tribes as well as clothing. The buffalo chips (dried Buffalo dung) were used to start fires because it was made up of digested grass and straw making it a great source of kindling
What else can I help you with?
About 1600 AD the Plains Indians were introduced to horses and guns by the .?
spainards
When did the plains Indians get horses?
the same year they stopped working and got on welfare. roughly 2 years before they started smoking crack.
Did native Americans have buffalo?
Yes. The plains Indians lived off the buffalo. However there were many tribes of Native Americans. The ones living in the northwest were fishermen.
Why is the name Great Plains a good name for the Great Plains tribe?
Because the Indians lived in the great, big plains.
What event most confirms Margaret Frink's bias about American Indians?
When the Indians stole horses from the other party -APEX
Who introduced horses to plains Indians?
It was not introduced, for the Plains Indians stole the horses from the spanish.
Why was the horse so valauble to the western plains Indians?
why were horses important to the western plains indians
What was effect of contact between the plains Indians and spanish?
The Plains Indians began to rely on horses.
Was horses trained by the plains Indians?
yes
Who were the first Indians to own horses?
either the plains Indians or the Comanche Indians!
What was an effect of contact between the plains and the Spanish?
The Plains Indians began to rely on horses.
Plains Indians transportation?
The plains indains used horses for transportation, and that's all i know.
What animal did the Spanish introduce to the plains Indians?
They had brought horses.
Did Indians have horses before the euorpeans came here?
American Indians didn't have horses, the Spanish brought them when America was discovered. However, it is possible that the Plains Indians DID already have horses, but the central American Indians didn't
What kind of impact did spanish contacts have on American Indians?
The Plains Indians began to rely on horses.
What animal changed the way the Indians of the great plains lived?
horses
How did the the plains Indians live before the arrival of the horses?
the plains Indians are nomads wich means they travel in serch of food before they had horses they had to carry their things them selves they also used dogs for transporting their things
