On 26 Mar 2005 12:46:06 -0800, "BCITORGB"
wrote:

Tink suggests:
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And those who smoke, never quite get around to
building boats, or even going buffaloe hunting, so what do you need a
boat for anyway.
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OK, Tink, you're the guy who lives in what might have been buffalo
country (I'm not sure), so I'll take your word for it: they needed
BOATS to hunt buffalo?! GRIN

Wow! Cool! I'd love to see the harpoons they used. Of course, it makes
perfect sense as the Nootka people on the west coast of Vancouver
Island were very adept at herding the orcas onto the beaches with their
horses. Marvelous horsemen they were.

To introduce something factual to this fun, yes, the Indians sometimes
did use boats in the process of their buffalo hunts. There's an old
engraving I've seen with some included text showing how they'd make a
coracle out of buffalo skin and willows and transport the meat and
hides to the villages for processing. As an extra tidbit, it was
indicated that the boat operators were women. I got the impression
that this was a fairly common thing. Maybe hunting near / in water
was easier than on land, with the buffalo getting bogged down and
slowed?

Cyli
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