Bison were essential to Native American tribes, especially those groups that lived in the Great Plains, such as the Arapaho, Comanche, Sioux, and Cheyenne. To comprehend why were buffalo important to Native American livelihood, it is key to understand the Great Plains region. Resources like ston...
The Arapaho, Assiniboine, Blackfeet, Cheyenne, Comanche, Crow, Gros Ventre, Kiowa, Plains Apache, Plains Cree, Plains Ojibwe, Sarsi, Shoshone, Sioux, and Tonkawa. And were all nomadic tribes who followed the buffalo herds and lived in tipis. Though nomadic, some tribes occasionally engaged in...
By 1840, the Arapaho had made peace with the Sioux, Kiowa, and Comanche but were constantly at war with the Shoshone, Ute, and Pawnee until they were confined upon reservations. Arapaho Warrior by Edward Curtis When the white man pushed west, the Arapaho generally maintained friendly relation...