Indians and the buffalo

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  • Indians and the Buffalo
    • Indian survival was based around the buffalo. The Indians only hunted as many as they needed.
    • Uses of the Buffalo
      • Horns: arrow straightners, cups, firecarriers, headdresses, ornaments, cutlery, toys.
      • Fat: cooking, soup and hair grease
      • Fur: decoration on clothes, pillows, mittens and rope.
      • Tanned hide: bags, bedding, drums, clothes, pouches and tipi covers
      • Rawhide: belts, snowshoes, masks and horse harnesses.
      • Tail: ornaments and whips.
      • Bladder: food bags
      • Sinews: bowstrings and thread
      • Dung: fuel for fire
      • Bones: arrowheads, dice, knives, shovels and tools.
      • Gall: yellow paint and eaten raw.
      • Intestines: buckets and cooking vessels
      • Hooves: glue and rattles
      • Heart: left on ground to pay the earth back.
      • Tongue: hairbrush
      • Skull: Used in religious ceremonies
    • Importance of the Buffalo
      • Warfare: Buffalo hunts were very important. It was where boys proved they were men. They used these hunts to improve their skills.
      • Society: Men went on the buffalo hunts, and the women and children used parts of the buffalo. Tribes would join together for the hunts.There were even buffalo dances.
      • Life: All parts of the buffalo was used. It could feed the Indians for months. Only enough was hunted that they needed.

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