Uses of Buffalo
In the past, the buffalo gave the Blackfoot food, clothing, and shelter. During
most of the year they looked for isolated groups and shot one or two animals.
In the early autumn, when they began preparing for winter, they would kill a
large number of buffalo, dried the meat and make mookimaani ( pemmican- dry meat, berries, and fat mixed together). They used a pisskan, or buffalo jump,
to trap the animals.
In the past, the buffalo gave the Blackfoot food, clothing, and shelter. During
most of the year they looked for isolated groups and shot one or two animals.
In the early autumn, when they began preparing for winter, they would kill a
large number of buffalo, dried the meat and make mookimaani ( pemmican- dry meat, berries, and fat mixed together). They used a pisskan, or buffalo jump,
to trap the animals.