Why was the buffalo important to many Native Americans groups? Buffalo were used to trade for guns with the British.

Buffalo were the only food source to the Plains people.

Buffalo were used for food, clothing, tools, and shelter.

Buffalo were considered godly spirits and were not hunted.

buffalo were important to many natives they traided them for guns food and water many were used for clothes but since the mas exturmnation of the buffalo many were unable to make trades like the lakota suox and others

Artists were employed with specific goals in mind: to help the government communicate with the rest of the country, to inspire pride in a nation that had been brought to its heels, and to document the country’s recovery effort. In exchange, each artist received $24 per week (approximately $400 per week in today’s dollars).