HISTORY
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Hunting Techniques
The Plains people were a group of normadic hunters that lived in the plains region over 10,000 years ago. They mostly hunted American Buffalo for their main food source, primarily with spears and atlatls. Some people say they lived in portable tipis and by 1000 C.E also started farming, but their main food source still remained the American Buffalo.
Changes in Lifestyle
Spanish conquistadors arrived in the plains and introduced horses in the 16th century and that opened many options for transportation, hunting, and raiding. The bow and arrow was also introduced by a group of unknown originated people changing the way the plains people hunted and the combination of bows and horses opened a whole new door for armies in raids.
The Trades
When the Europeans arrived, the plains people became in contact to settlements in the east. And they were very involved in the fur trades; they even adjusted their hunting schedules to meet the demands of traders.
The Downfall
The vast western expanse owned originally by the Hudson’s Bay Company was sold to the Canadian Government made continuous efforts to clear out the plains for white settlement. The plains by that time, were already suffering from large plagues of smallpox and throughout the 19th century their population was very few by the hand of famine, denial of provisions, forced relocation, and antagonistic policy decisions.
The Plains people were a group of normadic hunters that lived in the plains region over 10,000 years ago. They mostly hunted American Buffalo for their main food source, primarily with spears and atlatls. Some people say they lived in portable tipis and by 1000 C.E also started farming, but their main food source still remained the American Buffalo.
Changes in Lifestyle
Spanish conquistadors arrived in the plains and introduced horses in the 16th century and that opened many options for transportation, hunting, and raiding. The bow and arrow was also introduced by a group of unknown originated people changing the way the plains people hunted and the combination of bows and horses opened a whole new door for armies in raids.
The Trades
When the Europeans arrived, the plains people became in contact to settlements in the east. And they were very involved in the fur trades; they even adjusted their hunting schedules to meet the demands of traders.
The Downfall
The vast western expanse owned originally by the Hudson’s Bay Company was sold to the Canadian Government made continuous efforts to clear out the plains for white settlement. The plains by that time, were already suffering from large plagues of smallpox and throughout the 19th century their population was very few by the hand of famine, denial of provisions, forced relocation, and antagonistic policy decisions.
WORKS CITED
INFORMATION SOURCES
Plains Indians (Wikipedia) April 5th 2013, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plains_Indians
Aboriginal People: Plains (The Canadian Encyclopedia) May 2nd 2012, http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/aboriginal-people-plains/
Plains First Nations - traditional ways - transportation (Plains First Nations - traditional ways - transportation) October 23rd, 2011http://www.aitc.sk.ca/saskschools/firstnations/travel.html
PICTURES
Gerald Lazare, “Buffalo Hunt, Over the Jump” March 20th 2009, (The Canadian Encyclopedia) http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/aboriginal-people-plains/
By Shervin Muglich
INFORMATION SOURCES
Plains Indians (Wikipedia) April 5th 2013, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plains_Indians
Aboriginal People: Plains (The Canadian Encyclopedia) May 2nd 2012, http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/aboriginal-people-plains/
Plains First Nations - traditional ways - transportation (Plains First Nations - traditional ways - transportation) October 23rd, 2011http://www.aitc.sk.ca/saskschools/firstnations/travel.html
PICTURES
Gerald Lazare, “Buffalo Hunt, Over the Jump” March 20th 2009, (The Canadian Encyclopedia) http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/aboriginal-people-plains/
By Shervin Muglich