The Importance of Buffalo & Horses ; Plains Indians - Survival on the Plains
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- Created on: 23-03-19 16:32
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- THE IMPORTANCEOF BUFFALO & HORSES
- catching buffalo was quicker & easier on horseback
- every part of a buffalo (except its heart, which was left on the plains) was used for food, clothing & equipment
- the Indians believed a buffalo's heart gave new life to a herd
- women & children cut up the buffalo's meat
- it was eaten raw or cooked
- some was stored for winter (known as jerky)
- Indians could not live on the Plains without horses because they would not survive
- wealth & status were measured by how many horses an Indian or tribe had
- horses were used in war
- horses carried the Indians & their belongings on their journey to find buffalo
- some Plains Indians were nomad
- they ate wild fruits & plants but did not settle long enough to grow crops
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