How did Native American tribes indigenous to Yellowstone National Park (e.g., Shoshone, Blackfeet, Crow, etc.) perceive the land (e.g., thoughts on geothermal activity) and what was their relationship like with white/European trappers and explorers entering the region in the early 1800s? Submitted by electricdresses t3_zcoh0n on December 4, 2022 at 10:47 PM in history 156 comments 1,576
WanderingPlant t1_iz0s0no wrote on December 5, 2022 at 5:05 PM Mountain Shoshone used the geothermal pools to heat bighorn sheep horns to stretch in order to make very powerful bows out of the softened horns and deer sinew. Peoples would also cook foods in baskets or sacks inside of the hot pools for cooking. Permalink 14
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