[DOC] [TLE] Bison hunting - Wikipedia [PAR] Bison hunting was an activity fundamental to the economy and society of the 
Plains Indians .... To Plains Indians, the buffalo was the most sacred animal, and 
they felt obligated to ... Less than 100 remained in the wild by the late 1880s. .... 
for this reason; by ridding the Plains Indians of their primary food source, they 
would... [DOC] [TLE] Plains Indians - Wikipedia [PAR] Although people of the Plains hunted other animals, such as elk or antelope, 
buffalo was the primary game food source. Before horses were introduced, 
hunting... [DOC] [TLE] Plains Indians - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] May 6, 2015 ... The worst of the killing took place in the 1870s and the early 1880s. By 1890, 
there were .... Although the Plains Indians hunted other animals, such as elk or 
antelope, bison was their primary game food source. Before horses were 
introduced, hunting was a more complicated process. They would surround... [DOC] [TLE] Encyclopedia of the Great Plains | NATIVE AMERICANS [PAR] The Plains Indian has been one of the most important and pervasive icons in ... 
Both material goods (agricultural products, dried meat, flint, and animal hides) .... 
By the mid-1880s the Pawnees and many of the other Native peoples in ... the 
principal medium of interaction between the Indians and whites until the late 
1860s. [DOC] [TLE] Plains Indians - Spartacus Educational [PAR] Plains Indians. ... Primary Sources  ... In 1849 Francis Parkman wrote: "The 
buffalo supplies the Indians with the necessities of life; with habitations, food,... [DOC] [TLE] North American Indians - Plains Culture Area [PAR] Mar 9, 2000 ... But long before that, the Great Plains region was home to some of the earliest ... 
to focus on a single animal species, the bison (an early cousin of the buffalo). .... 
destroyed wild-food gathering grounds, polluted water sources, &spread ... The 
buffalo-hunting nations were facing a crises of major proportions. [DOC] [TLE] Plains Indian | people | Britannica.com [PAR] Plains Indian, member of any of the Native American peoples inhabiting the 
Great ... resistance to colonial demands into the 1880sthe tribes of the Great 
Plains .... Until the horse the only domesticated animals were dogs; these were ... 
they adjusted their annual round to match that of their primary food source, the 
buffalo. [DOC] [TLE] Hall of Plains Indians - American Museum of Natural History [PAR] For many of these societies, bison was the primary source of food as well as ... 
herds of bison until settlers drove these animals to near-extinction in the 1880s. [DOC] [TLE] The Buffalo Harvest - American University [PAR] Millions of buffalo once roamed North America, grazing the plains and prairies 
and ... it was not until the conclusion of the War of 1812 that the westward 
movement ... the buffalo being a primary source of food and material which was 
used for .... This animal which has been for years almost the only food of the 
Plains Indians... [DOC] [TLE] American History: Native Americans Went to War to Protect Their ... [PAR] Sep 7, 2005 ... ... plains. At that time, there were millions of these animals in the American west. 
... The plains Indians did not want white men crossing their hunting lands. ... This 
made it possible for the Indians to buy food and other things from white traders. 
.... Source: Native Americans Went to War to Protect Their Lands [DOC] [TLE] Buffaloed: The Myth and Reality of Bison in America | Foundation for ... [PAR] Dec 1, 2002 ... One trader observed that the moving habits of the Plains Indians "prevent the ... 
hunter could kill 10-50 animals and skin them in a single morning's work. ... the 
bison as a key element in removing the food source for the Plains Indians, ... 
Touring the United States and Europe from the early 1880s until 1913,... [DOC] [TLE] Indigenous People: Plains - The Canadian Encyclopedia [PAR] top; Land and Resources; Major Language Groups and Peoples; Historical 
Summary .... or buffalo, that roamed over and fed upon these grasslands until the 
early 1880s

Question: Until the 1880s, this animal was the principal source of food for the Plains Indians
Answer: the buffalo