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The white hunters did it for only food and hides so they killed more than the natives making life unbalanced making the production of buffalos lessen

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Hunting impacted the buffalo population becouse  white people were starting hunting with guns and killing them for fun

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1. How important was the Buffalo (American Bison) to the Indians?
2. What happened to Buffalo populations during the 1800's?
3. Why did ranching and railways impact Buffalo populations?
4. Why did hunting impact Buffalo populations?
5. What impact did the destruction of the Buffalo have on Native Americans?

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The Importance of the Buffalo and the Horse for the Plains Indians Buffalo

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How American Government Hunted Bison To Near-Extinction

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They used it all, it was for utensils for food for religious ceremonies etc. They depended on the Buffalo. It was very important for them if it wasn't for the Buffalo they never would have survived.

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During the 1800’s, buffalos almost got extinct, how that happened well the native Americans used every single part of it. Over the years they started to not have as many buffalos, their enemies would shoot the buffalos for entertainment/ pleasure.

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The Indians would follow around the buffalo mainly for their resources such as, fur for clothing, meat for food, bones for jewelry. Every part of it was put to good use.

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They used Everything  in the buffalo here’s some examples
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.

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The Native Americans relied upon the bison. They used the bison for food, shelter, utensils, clothing and most importantly spiritual strength. They celebrated the bison as it sacrificed its life to keep the Native Americans alive.

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Native Americans learned to use horses to chase bison,  expanding their hunting range. But 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.

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The native Americans used the buffalo for over 55 ways and then the white men came and killed all of the buffalo causing mass a starvation.

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People who craved the prairies for crops and cattle—all placed new pressure on bison. The railroad made transportation of buffalo hides easy and cheap, so market hunters flooded in, wasting three to five times the numbers they killed.

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Trappers and traders made all of their money selling buffalo fur. During the winter of 187 to 1873, more than 1,500,000 million buffalo were put onto trains and moved eastward.

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In the 1800s, 50,000,000 to 60,000,000 bison were the total number of bison cited. There are many reasons for the Bison “Crash”. It's very well proven that over-hunting was one of the main factors in the near extinction of the bison, but this is only one of the many main factors.

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The railways were bad for the buffalos population because people brought rifles on the train and used them to shoot many of the buffalo as the train past by them.

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By around the 1800s, the Plains Indians learned the way of horses and used it when having to chase bison. The addition of the horse in their lifestyle had dramatically expanded their hunting range. Later White Trappers and Traders introduced guns in the West. The guns made a huge decrease in the population of the bison by killing around millions of bison just for their hides. By the middle of the 19th century, even passing by train’s passengers would take out their guns and shoot as many bison, apparently this was a sport to them.

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By the year 1885 the herd decreased to 200. native Americans believe that this policy was out in place to weaken them. Their numbers decreased as well. The slaughter of the buffalo and lack of food caused the tribes to become ill and die of diseases.

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Sportsmen, farmers, and ranchers really wanted the prairies to grow and harvest crops and farm cattle. All of this impacted the bison as it limited the land that they were usually permitted to graze in. The railways improved the way of transporting bison hides as it was faster easier and cheaper. Because of this marketing, hunters flooded in, wasting three to five times the numbers they killed.

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By the end of the 1800s There were only 1000 buffalo left in the plains For the natives to eat this was devastating for them.

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The natives were highly reliant on the American Bison because they needed them for food as they did not want to plant crops Without them they would starve, they also used them for 54 other things Like cloths and bones.

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The buffalo  were very all annoying  to the railroads, because they could damage if the trains didn’t  to stop in time, and the buffalo  stopped a train for days. They hired professional hunters to supply meat to railroad crews.

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By the year 1885 the Buffalo herd had slimed  to 200. Native Americans believe that this was in place to harm hem. The amount of people decreased as well. The killing  of the Buffalo  and not a lot of food caused the tribes to become ill and die.

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For the settlers in the Plains region, hunting bison served as a way to make more money in that area. Trappers and traders earned by selling the hide of bison. During the winters of 1872–1873, more than 1.5 million bison were transported eastward on trains.

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By the year 1885 the amount of bison herds had decreased to 200. Plains Indians believed that this action was created to weaken. The slaughtering of the bison caused the lack of bison roaming in the Plains, the lack of bison caused the lack of food for the Native Americans. Not having enough food the Native tribes began to perish due to starvation and illness which were caused by diseases.

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Trappers and traders made their living selling buffalo fur, in the winters of 1872-1873. People would also shoot the buffalo and leave them their to rot.

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the Buffalo where vital of the native Americans believes and religion so where the American settlers started killing them for fun, the amount of wild buffalo narrowed. The native Americans no longer had a food source and most starved or got ill which was mainly caused my desease many died because of this.