USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Besides water, buffalo were the Plains’ most important natural resource, and millions of buffalo used to roam the Plains. The Plains people hunted buffalo by disguising themselves in animal skins, scaring the buffalo, and chasing them over the side of a cliff.

Detailed explanation-2: -Buffalo Hunting The homeland of the Plains Indians was mostly a vast grassland. The grass in the area fed great herds of buffalo (bison), whose meat was the Plains Indians’ primary source of food. The animal’s hide and bones also provided them with materials for making their clothing, shelter, and tools.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Critical to their survival, bison not only provided American Indians with food, shelter and tools, but a model on how to live. To American Indians, bison also represent their spirit and remind them of how their lives were once lived, free and in harmony with nature.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Plains Indians had more than 150 different uses for the various bison parts. The bison provided them with meat for food, hides for clothing and shelter, and horns and bones for tools. They would even use the bladder to hold water. For the Plains Indians, bison equaled survival.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Great Plains region contains substantial energy resources, including coal, uranium, abundant oil and gas, and coalbed methane. The region’s widespread fossil fuel resources have led to the recovery of several associated elements that are often found alongside gas and oil.