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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Buffalo Tales: The Near Extermination of the American Bison

For Students 9th - 10th
This National Humanities Center site offers an article which examines the main techniques on how the Plains Indian tribes hunted the buffalo.
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Other

All About Shoes: Paths Across the Plains: Traditional Footwear From Great Plains

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Lesson plans for two different grade levels discussing the footwear of the Plains Indians and the information one can gather from common items to find out about a culture.
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Harp Week

Harpweek: The American West: Slaughtered for the Hide

For Students 9th - 10th
Short article about hunting and stripping buffalo for their hides, published in 1874 in Harper's Weekly.