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How did the horse and buffalo influence the native American life on the great plains?
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∙ 13y ago
The buffalo was more important to the western plains indians due to many factors. The native americans relied on the buffalo for many resources, from food to basic needs of soap and hairbrushes. However, the horses only made journeys for the americans easier and quicker, they didnt develop an easier way of general life for them
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Maximo Witting
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∙ 10y agoPrior to the arival of the horse to North America, it was the buffalo; however, the importance of any kind of animal depended not just upon location of the "western plains Native American/Indian" but upon the tribe and customs of the people.
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∙ 13y agoThe horse enabled the plains Indians to hunt buffalo more easily, resulting in a surplus of food. They also helped the nomads to move around more efficiently.
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The buffalo was extremely important to the native Americans of the?
The Plains depended on the buffalo.
Why did the buffalo begin to disappear from the great plains in the 1870?
Many European Americans came to the Great Plains and killed the buffalo. The Native Americans also hunted the buffalo for their meat and skin.
The most significant blow to the native American tribal life on the Plains was?
The extermination of the buffalo herds because the Indians relied so heavily on the buffalo's for different sources, the europeans went on a buffalo killing campaign to exterminate them and their way of life.
How did Native American culture reflect the resources available to these groups?
Native American culture developed around the resources available to them. For instance, plains culture was nomadic, as they followed the buffalo herds. Pueblo culture was stationary due to the ability to engage in agriculture.
How and why were native American lands threatened by newcomers?
The Native Americans of the great plains depended on the buffalo. They ate its meat and made their clothing and homes from its skins. White men's guns killed the buffalo depriving the Native Americans of food, clothing, and shelter. White men's cows ate the grass the buffalo needed. White men's fences prevented the buffalo from changing pastures. Thus, the white men made it impossible for the Native Americans to continue their relationship with the buffalo.
The final blow to Native American tribal life on the Plains was?
The extermination of the buffalo
What tribe of native American use buffalo skin more?
The Plains Indians.
What is tipi?
A plains native American dwelling place made out of buffalo skin and sticks
Do you get buffalos in Scotland?
Buffalo is only native to North America and the American plains. If there was a buffalo in Scotland it means that someone imported it.
What does the plains Indians eat?
The Plain dwelling Native American's mainly ate Buffalo as they were quite common.
The buffalo was extremely important to the native Americans of the?
The Plains depended on the buffalo.
Why did the Native American sleep on the sides?
the Sioux tribe of the great plains used to sleep on hay and used buffalo hides as blankets.
What animals were critical to the life of the native Americans on the plains?
Buffalo
What did Plains Indians use for food?
They hunted Buffalo and also grew crops. Fishing and hunting other animals was also done, but the Buffalo was the primary food source. That is why when the government wanted to starve Native American plains tribes they killed as many Buffalo as they could.
Why was the disappearance of the buffalo a catastrophe for the Plains Native Americans?
Buffalo supplied food, clothing and housing.
What is a tipi?
A plains native American dwelling place made out of buffalo skin and sticks
What did the Native Americans of the Plains eat?
Buffalo! Buffalo was their source for everything; Food, clothes, shelter, etc.
