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.

Cheers,
Wilf