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The Role of the Buffalo
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Early explorers saw the bison and thought they looked like the water buffalo from the old world
THE BUFFALO
Water Buffalo
The way of life for the First Nations people changed as more and more people came to the prairies, and larger numbers of buffalo were killed. There were millions of buffalo roaming the prairies before 1800, but by 1880 the huge herds of bison had disappeared.
In the Cree language, buffalo is pronounced paskwâwimostos
Video depicting a traditional buffalo hunt
In the Blackfoot language, buffalo is pronounced iiníí
The buffalo were very important animals to First Nations people, and EVERY part of the buffalo was used!
Physical Features of
the Buffalo
Can you think of some ways that the First Nations used the buffalo?
Head-Smashed-In
Buffalo Jump
A Buffalo Hunter said:
"We watched carefully all of the animals in our world and learned how they behaved. This helped us develop our hunting methods. We also had help from the spirits of the animals who told us how to show proper respect so the animals would be willing to give themselves to us."
There were a variety of ways in which the First Nations people hunted buffalo
Image used from Texas A & M website.