Bison Essays

known as Bison, play a surprisingly big role in the history of America, despite being almost extinct for a good period of time in American history. Long before English people settled in the New World, there was estimated to be about thirty to two-hundred million prairie bison alone. (2) Many things occurred all at once that all but wiped out this important part of America. The slaughter of the Bison was devastating for the Native Americans of the West especially, who depended on the roaming Bison as a

Zoos are Internment Camps Many cruel things happen in zoos. An article from CBS News states that earlier this year in the UK, three Timber Wolves were shot dead by zookeepers because they escaped the zoo. The zookeepers could’ve figured out a safe way to spare those wolves. Zoos are internment camps for animals and need to be shut down. Zoos treat animals poorly, care more about profit, and rob them from having normal lives. First, zoos treat their animals very poorly and are cruel to them. For

What if you were a trainer at SeaWorld and you were the one who got attacked? Do you think animals should be in captivity? Animal captivity has become a serious and dangerous problem all over the globe, for example, being used as breeders also, zoos claiming that they are helping species re- enter the wild through breeding in captivity but there efforts have been initiated by government not zoos. Lastly, taking babies from their parents. Some people think it is okay for animals to be kept up in a

shown in the process of killing a bison, also a rhino detected in the far left corner. Theorists combined existing urban legends

“These soldiers cut down my timber, they kill my buffalo and when I see that, my heart feels like bursting.” Buffalo, or the American bison, populations have become almost extinct in the wild going from several million to just a couple hundred in just a few years. This was caused by the buffalo’s hides sold for high profits making them desirable to the colonials who over hunted them and drove them towards endangerment and even hurt the Native American populations who relied on the buffalo as their

Oklahoma lots of history with different ways of life with their history and their different foods. Oklahoma has a long narrow strip in the northwest it is called the panhandle it goes on for one hundred sixity seven miles the distance width of the state thirty four miles. The red river is very important for Oklahoma the history of the red river is that it runs through the southern border with Texas using it as trade. The food they have in Oklahoma might be different from you eat. The Oklahoman

Rumble the Bison should be nominated for Mascot Hall of Fame because he went to Schools to excite many kids and staff. As a general rule, the mascot character should be able to demonstrate a major impact on their community. Rumble shows this rule by, according to Newsok.com, “Students at Edmond’s West Field Elementary School were surprised recently by a visit from Oklahoma City Thunder forward D.J. White and the team’s new mascot, Rumble the bison. As White read the book "Brendan and Belinda and

After the destruction of the Caddoan villages, the Osage were able to fully exploit the large buffalo herds of the plains region. Camped along the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River (present north-central Oklahoma) the Osage hunted the plentiful buffalo, which became their main source of food. Hunting took on a much greater level of importance while the Osage relied less on agriculture to fill their stomachs. The Osage spent increasing amounts of time away from the village hunting. By the late 1700’s

Americans were moving west to the Great Plains it was an area of flat grassland and sky as far as the eye could people called it the great American desert because of the lack of precipitation. Americans wanted to settle from central Texas to North Canada wanting to stay and settle The Great plains were already occupied by Native Indian the Sioux occupied the northern plains and they were very territorial the Cheyenne and the Arapaho lived in the central plains finally were the Comanche who were

Stangl Rumble the Bison What's that sound? That is the sound of the fans cheering for not only the players, but the amazing mascot, Rumble the Bison. Rumble the Bison is the mascot for the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder is an organization in the NBA (National Basketball Association). Mascots in the Mascot Hall of Fame should be funny, energetic, helpful, and memorable to fans that attend the games and people in the community. Even though some people argue that Rumble the Bison is involved on the

the Indians have hunted buffalo, and they were under the influence that they would remain in their lands as long as they do not overhunt them. Luther Standing Bear wrote a short story in 1928 based on his experience with the bison called “The Plains Were Covered with Dead Bison”, he specifically states how the white people took the gifts from their Creator: “These people were taking away the source of the clothing and lodges that had been provided for us by our Creator, and they were letting out food

surprising but true that agriculture/farming has a lot of technology needs. Agriculture needs technology because agriculture uses technology to do things like harvest, plant, water, and collect data. By examining the similarities between technology in the Bison Best competition and real life agriculture, the history of technology in agriculture, and the many different things we learned in class about the game field, it is clear that technology is used in agriculture and is very important. You might be surprised

simply because the Indians didn't want the Whites to settle into their land. Indians also may have started wars with the Whites for what they were doing to the American Bison. The Whites were killing the bison at an alarming rate, which had a huge impact on the Indians way of life. For example, the Indians heavily relied on the bison for food, tools, clothing, and shelter. Since the Whites took the Indians main source of food away, they were able to use this to their advantage by forcing Indians onto

are many instances of animal slaughter due to overpopulation and disease control. The bison population, a victim of the latter, has experienced an extreme decrease in numbers in the United States. Native to North America, bison once covered much of the continent. However, the population tremendously decreased during the 19th century because, according to National Geographic, “Settlers killed some 50 million bison for food, sport, and to deprive Native Americans of their most important natural asset”

before. Roosevelt's interest in the bison led to the meeting

two significant animals that die that symbolize the way the Sioux suffer during the third and fourth ascents. The two main animals that represented the ascents were the Bison and the Elk. In chapter eighteen it talks about how the Elk was in the east which is where power comes from. “ You will remember how the pipe and the bison were in the east and the elk in the south” (166) Throughout the story of the Sioux tribe we learn that the sacred hoop is a one of many places in which the tribe’s power

black bear at the fields of growing grass. But then all of a sudden you see the state’s animal, the big and bulky bison! The bison that you are looking at is not alone. Along with that bison, another bison appears, then another, and another, until a whole herd appears. You then see the leader of all the bison. The leader stands straight and tall, showing every animal that he is the boss. Bison weigh around 800 and 2000 pounds and stand 6 feet tall. The geography as well as the history of Oklahoma is very

“We need Hawaii just as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is manifest destiny.” -William McKinley, 25th President of the United States. Westward Expansion began in 1803, Thomas Jefferson arranged the Louisiana Purchase with France and gained land from 15 states, this greatly expanded the territory of the U.S. The idea of manifest destiny is what pushed the Europeans to continue expanding, they believed they were divinely ordered to expand the U.S. territory. Westward Expansion

standpoint, grasslands and bison ecologies were being infringed upon which upset the smooth flow of the past forms of hunting and survival among the Sioux and Comanche tribes. The growing number of horse herds and the new large-scale trade greatly impacted the grassland ecology, which than caused a decrease in bison numbers. Horses required much of the resources available in the riverine which took away the resources available for the other hunted animals, most importantly, the Bison. Their lives in the

In the late 1500s the Native Americans of the Great Plains got an amazing new tool that would change their place in the world for 200 years. That tool would bring them great wealth and many luxuries, but at the cost of great pain and suffering. That tool they called it the great mysterious dog, we call it the horse . The Native Americans would use this tool to explore ways to transport goods and people. As well as create an opportunity to encounter and exchange with the Spanish and French through