North American Indians of the Plains . Fig. 3. Meat Drying Rack. Blackfoot. Dried meat of the buffalo and sometimes of the elkwas often pounded fine, making what was known aspemmican. While some form of pemmican was usedin many pails of North America, the most characteristickind among the Plains Indians was the berry make this, the best (aits of the buffalo were driedin the usual manner. During the berry season wildcherries (Prunus demissa) were gathered and crushed MATER] \1- CI III RE 29 with stones, pulverizing the pits, and reducing the whole to a thick paste which was partiall
North American Indians of the Plains . Fig. 3. Meat Drying Rack. Blackfoot. Dried meat of the buffalo and sometimes of the elkwas often pounded fine, making what was known aspemmican. While some form of pemmican was usedin many pails of North America, the most characteristickind among the Plains Indians was the berry make this, the best (aits of the buffalo were driedin the usual manner. During the berry season wildcherries (Prunus demissa) were gathered and crushed MATER] \1- CI III RE 29 with stones, pulverizing the pits, and reducing the whole to a thick paste which was partially dried in thesun. Then the dried meat was softened by holdingover a fire, after which it was pounded fine with a stoneor stone-headed maul. In the Dakota collection mayhe seen some interesting rawhide mortars for thispurpose. This pulverized meat was mixed with meltedfat and marrow, to which was added the dried butsticky cherry paste. The whole mass was then packedin a long, flat rawhide bag, called a parfleche. With. Fig. 4. Stone-headed Pounders. proper care, such pemmican wTould keep for pioneer days, it was greatly prized by white trappersand soldiers. Agriculture. Almost without exception, the Villagegroup of tribes made at least some attempts to cultivatemaize. Of the northern tribes, none have been creditedwith this practice, except perhaps the Teton-Dakota. 30 INDIANS OP THE PL UN8 Yd. the earlier observers usually distinguish the Tetonfrom the Eastern Dakota by their non-agriculturalhabits. Of the southern tribes, we cannot be SO Cheyenne, who geem to have abandoned a forest home tor the plains just before the historic period havetraditions of maize culture, but seem to have discon-tinued it soon after going into the buffalo Arapaho are thought by some anthropologists tohave preceded the Cheyenne. Yet while many writersare disposed to admit that all of the southern groupmay have made some attempts at maize growing, theyinsist that these w
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