USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -For centuries Indians on the plains stalked buffalo on foot. Horses, originally brought to the New World by Spanish settlers, were gradually obtained by the Plains tribes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Long before the acquisition of the horse, Plains Indians hunted bison on foot. For the Plains Indians, hunting was a way of life and they developed numerous solitary and communal hunting techniques.

Detailed explanation-3: -For thousands of years, Native Americans relied heavily on bison for their survival and well-being, using every part of the bison for food, clothing, shelter, tools, jewelry and in ceremonies. The decimation of millions of bison in the 1800s was pivotal in the tragic devastation of Indian people and society.

Detailed explanation-4: -The U.S. wanted them docile, to take up farming on the reservations and stay put. But the Sioux, the Kiowa, and Comanches, nearly all the tribes of the plains, lived alongside buffalo herds and took from them their skins for tents and their meat for food.

Detailed explanation-5: -By the 1800s, Native Americans learned to use horses to chase bison, dramatically expanding their hunting range. But then white trappers and traders introduced guns in the West, killing millions more buffalo for their hides. By the middle of the 19th century, even train passengers were shooting bison for sport.