USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The skin of the buffalo was also used in making clothing, rugs and blankets that clothed and keep the people warm in the cold winters. The bones and tendons of the buffalo was used in making tools and weapons.

Detailed explanation-3: -Settlement patterns and housing. All Plains peoples used tepees, although villagers resided for most of the year in earth lodges. The tepee is a conical tent, its foundation being either three or four poles; other poles placed around these formed a roughly circular base.

Detailed explanation-4: -The North American bison (Bison bison) is the dominant symbol of the natural world of the Great Plains. Often referred to as “buffalo, ” the bison is actually the North American counterpart of a distinct evolutionary lineage stretching back into the Pliocene.

Detailed explanation-5: -The main agricultural use of buffalo is to obtain milk. India has the largest number of buffalo and is the largest producer of its milk, producing nearly 57 million tonnes of it annually. This accounts for 67% of global production. Slaughtering buffalo for meat is a secondary agricultural priority.