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1.
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From
a safe distance, George Catlin can see the loud, dark wave made up of buffalo--60
million in all. |
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2.
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The buffalo and the Native
Americans roamed wherever they pleased on the Great Plains. |
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3.
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The buffalo with the broken
leg saw the wolves closing in, and knew he was in trouble. |
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4.
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The
Indians used the buffalo for at least 53 things, including teepees, clothes,
water cups and spoons, and fishing line. |
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5.
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Sometimes the railroad
men had to stop the trains for a whole day to let the buffalo pass over
the railroad tracks. |
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6.
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As he loaded the hides
onto the train, Josiah realized he could make more money by killing more
buffalo. |
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7.
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"Kill the buffalo, and
you kill the Indians," the general said. He wanted to solve what
he called the "Indian problem." |
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8.
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The Indians decided to
fight back when the white men destroyed their buffalo and their way of
life. |
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9.
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The Indians lost everything
they cherished in the end--their homes, their buffalo, and their way of
life. |
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10.
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By 1889, only 1,091 buffalo
were left alive in North America. This is how the natives and some
whites felt. |
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11.
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"They're coming!
They're coming! Can you see them yet?" screamed the young girl. |
| 12. |
Quanah Parker asked President
Roosevelt to set aside land for a wildlife refuge. Quanah knew his friend
would help him. |
| 13. |
The buffalo and Frank Rush
rode the train all the way from New York to Oklahoma. |
| 14. |
Quanah Parker, the chief
of the Comanches dressed in his best clothes and waited to welcome the
sacred animals home. |
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Boys and young men listened
very carefully to the old warriors tell stories about the buffalo hunts
long ago. |