Which Native Americans followed buffalo herds?

• A. The Mandan, Sioux, Blackfoot, Crow, and Cheyenne.
• B. The Mohawk, Iroquois, Huron, and Winnebago.
• C. The Apache, Navajo, Hopi.
• D. The Choctaw, Cherokee, Creek.

Answer: (A)

Buffalo herds moved across the Great Plains, so many Plains tribes learned to follow them. They depended on the buffalo for food, clothing, shelter, and tools, and their travels and camps aligned with where the herds wandered. The groups that followed these herds include the Mandan, Sioux, Blackfoot, Crow, and Cheyenne.

Other groups lived in different regions and climates with different ways of life: those in the Northeast woodlands relied more on farming and hunting small game; those in the Southwest used farming and other resources; and those in the Southeast also relied on farming and different wildlife. This is why the Plains tribes are the ones most closely associated with following buffalo herds.