Build a Bison Activity

Native Americans used Bison to provide them with, tools, shelter, food and clothing.

They used different parts of the Bison for different things.  

Here’s a list of some of the Bison parts Native Americans used.

Hide: Shirts, belts, dresses, pouches, tipi covers, bags, shoes and other clothes.

Hair: Headdresses, pillows, and ropes.

Tail: Medicine, fly brush, and whips

Hoof and Feet: Rattles, glue and hatchets.

Horns: Cups, spoons, and toys.

Meat: Food and Jerky

Bones: Tools, needles, decoration and religious ceremonies.

Dung: Fuel for fires for cooking and heat.

Fur: Blankets and mittens.

Find some or all of the following around your house: Yarn, Hair Brush, Paper Cups, Cloth or Material Scraps, Plastic Spoons or Plastic Knives, Milk Gallon, Ribbons, Mittens, etc., along with anything else you can find to build a bison.  Can you build a bison from some of the things that the Native Americans used them for?

Photographed by Richard Montag on Antelope Island 

When you’re done take a picture of your Bison and send it to Friends of Great Salt Lake . 

We would love to see how you built your bison! 

sources:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_bison http://www.webpanda.com/There/uot_uses_of_the_buffalo.htm
http://www.studymode.com/essays/Use-Buffalo-Native-Americans-171111.html