Native American Art
Native American ArtPlains Indians
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Lakota ArtThe advent of the horse revolutionized the cultures of many historical Plains tribes. Horse culture enabled tribes to live a completely nomadic existence, hunting buffalo.
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Buffalo HuntPlains Indians generally believed that successful hunts required certain rituals. To Plains Indians, the buffalo was the most sacred animal, and they felt obligated to treat them with respect. When they were about to kill a buffalo, they would offer it a prayer.
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