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Show Indians
Show Indians, or Wild West Show Indians, is a term for Native Americans in the United States, Native American performers hired by Wild West shows, most notably in Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders. "Show Indians" were primarily Oglala Lakota from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota. Performers took part in Historical reenactment, reenacting historic battles, demonstrating equestrianism and performing dances for audiences. Many veterans from the American Indian Wars, Great Plains Wars participated in Wild West shows, during a time when the Office of Indian Affairs was intent on promoting Cultural assimilation of Native Americans, Native assimilation. Many went on to act in silent films. Introduction Often central to the popular image of the Western United States, American West are Native Americans in the United States, American Indians, specifically northern Great Plains tribes, popularly characterized as dwelling in tipis, skilled in horseback riding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Buffalo most commonly refers to: * Bubalina, including most "Old World" buffalo, such as water buffalo * Bison, including the American buffalo * Buffalo, New York Buffalo or buffaloes may also refer to: Animals * Bubalina, a subtribe of the tribe Bovini within the subfamily Bovinae ** African buffalo or Cape Buffalo (''Syncerus caffer'') ** ''Bubalus'', a genus of bovines including various water buffalo species ***Wild water buffalo (''Bubalus arnee'') *** Water buffalo (''Bubalus bubalis'') **** Italian Mediterranean buffalo, a breed of water buffalo *** Anoa *** Tamaraw (''Bubalus mindorensis'') ***''Bubalus murrensis'', an extinct species of water buffalo that occupied riverine habitats in Europe in the Pleistocene * Bison, large, even-toed ungulates in the genus ''Bison'' within the subfamily Bovinae **American bison (''Bison bison''), also commonly referred to as the American buffalo or simply "buffalo" in North America **European bison is also known as the European buffalo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
