How did First Nations people take care of the grass each year?
burning the grass. The ashes make the soil and grass healthier.
What did First Nations people use the buffalo for?
food, shelter, tools, clothing, blankets
How did the buffalo's sharp pointed hooves help the earth?
poked holes so that that the rainwater could keep the earth moist
What is the difference between buffalo grass and regular grass?
regular is short and more fragile, buffalo is very long and strong
What did the newcomers do to the buffalo?
killed them
True or False - Newcomers killed the buffalo because they knew that First Nations people could not survive without the buffalo.
True - They were shot and drove off of cliffs
What happened to the land when all the buffalo were dead?
It became unhealthy because there were no more fires and no more buffalo hooves
What animal did the newcomers bring to live on the plains after the buffalo were gone?
cattle / cows
How did the cattle make the land unhealthy?
They ate too much grass and they have flat hooves that pack down the soil
Did cattle make the earth healthy or unhealthy?
unhealthy
True or False - The newcomers tore out the grass and plowed up the earth to plant new crops to sell?
True - Wheat, corn and soy beans were planted
True or False - When the grass was gone, the soil got dry, crumbled and blew away.
True - with no strong deep roots holding the soil down, the dirt gets dry and erodes
True or False - Grasshoppers could not kill the grass that used to grow in the prairies.
True - but grasshoppers can eat up all of the new fragile crops that were brought by the newcomers
True or False - Many people died because of the drought in the 1930's
True - everyone suffered because the dirt blew around and no crops could grow
True or False - There were more than 75 million (75,000,000) buffalo before the newcomers came.
True
Tru or False - planting trees and native grasses and plants can help keep the earth healthy.
True
