The buffalo and bison meant everything to the Indian tribes of North America. In particular, they provided the necessities the Native North American Indians needed to survive on the plains.
Because the buffalo was so important, it had a special place in their religion. An old story legend tells that the Indians once lived underground. They called themselves Pte Oyate, or the Buffalo Nation. One day, they came to the surface to live. Here, life was hard. A holy man named Tatanka came to them as a buffalo. He gave the people everything they needed.
The buffalo moved in large herds. Thus, the Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota people had to move with them, living a nomadic lifestyle, following the buffalo herds to new grasslands or pastures. Hunting was hard before white people brought horses to the Americas. Most of the tribe had to help hunt the buffalo. The people would herd the animals into a canyon or corral. Hunters killed the penned animals. One of these ancient "kill sites" is found near the town of Buffalo, South Dakota.
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