How the parts of the Buffalo were used!
What was the hide used for?
clothing, bags, horseshoes, knife sheaths, drums, saddles, bridles, bedding, tipi covers, saddlebags
Tipi's were made out of cotton. T or F
False! They were made out of the hide of either moose, elk or buffalo.
At one time, there were as many as 60 million buffalo on the North American grasslands. T or F?
True!
The heart was usually only used for?
Tipi's kept First Nation people _____ in the Summer and _____ in the Winter.
Tipi's kept First Nation people cool in the Summer and warm in the Winter.
The Blackfoot nation used Buffalo mostly for what?
The bladder was used for what?
Food bags.
The colour yellow on a Tipi would symbolizes what?
The sun
The Blackfoot people did not care for the Buffalo and that's why they were hunted. T or F
False. They would give thanks to the buffalo for giving themselves for so many things they needed. They would even sing a buffalo song and perform a ceremony.
What part was used for a brush to swat flies?
The tail.
The Tipi's were perfect for the First Nation's people because the Tipi's were difficult to move, T or F?
False! They were easy to move which allowed them to travel easier.
What about the Blackfoot people build in order to trap the buffalo?
Hunters also built buffalo pounds. They would surround a small group of buffalo and force them into the pound. There, the hunters could kill just as many animals as they needed.
What was the stomach used for?
Cooking pots and water buckets
The ________ on the Tipi's often shared a story or an important meaning.
Symbols.
The First Nation's people used to only hunt by foot, until what?
Horses arrived in Alberta! This made it easier to hunt them.
The First Nations followed and hunted buffalo herds on foot. Some horses arrived in the Grassland region around 1730. These horses came from First Nations south of Canada.