The fascinating relationship between the Plains Indians and the American buffalo is examined through games, crafts, songs, action rhymes, a puppet skit and other creative activities that involve children in discovering and understanding the truth of history for themselves. Children will work together to build their own model of an Indian camp, and they'll even get to taste some of the kinds of food the Indians age.
Examines the importance of the buffalo in the lore and day-to-day life of the Indian tribes of the Great Plains and describes hunting methods and the uses found for each part of the animal that could not be eaten.
This book describes the great hunt of buffaloes from 1871-1883 for their hides as a factor in the conquest of the west. Its Introductory chapters oon the habits of the...
Black Diamond was the buffalo from the buffalo-head nickel. His path to fame began in 1911, when the U.S. Mint was seeking a replacement for the Libertyhead nickel, which had been in circulation for twenty-eight years.
Russianhistorian Zoia Bleykova places the beginning ofthe hunt onNovember 23,1871, atan official dinner in Washington at which General Sherman, seated next to the grand duke, learned ofhis interestin the American West andhis desiretosee ...
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The stories in this anthology feature legendary Americans as well as some lesser-known figures in history, giving readers a unique first-hand glimpse into the past.
Folklore, archaeological data, and first-person narratives contrast the wanton destruction of the eastern buffalo with the spirit and heroism of the early frontier.
In 1866, eleven-year-old Josâe Arrellanes leaves his home in New Mexico, joining the ciboleros, or buffalo hunters, as they hunt on the Texas plains.
Buffalo Hunt, on Level 5.2, Grade 5: Houghton Mifflin Journeys Texas
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