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GUEST,Casual Observer BS: Does it make sense to you that . . . . (78* d) RE: BS: Does it make sense to you that . . . . 14 Jun 04

"Killing them [the buffalo] did deprive the Indians of food and also their culture but I am not sure it was intentional."

Yes it was. General Phil Sheridan encouraged the slaughter of the buffalo under the premise that if the Indians had nothing to eat, they would be forced onto the reservations.

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