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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (15104)	11/28/2006 1:18:59 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Indians ran buffalo over cliffs and just took the tongue meat leaving the rest to rot

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (15104)	11/28/2006 1:25:46 PM
From: Jim S	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71588

"For plains Native Americans wasting precious buffalo resources was more than just a crime, it was a sin. White man slaughtered them by the hundreds and took what they wanted and left the rest to rot." I've read that there were many attempts to restrict the wanton killing of the buffalo, and all were rejected for strategic reasons. Today, we bomb enemy supply depots. In the Civil war, Sherman's "March to the Sea" cut off Confederate sources of supply. Similarly, the destruction of the massive buffalo herds was a matter of strategic interdiction. I dunno if that's true or not, but it sorta makes sense in a Manifest Destiny sort of way.