Buffalo pound

Buffalo pound

The buffalo pound was a hunting device constructed by native peoples of the North American plains for the purpose of entrapping and slaughtering American Bison, also known as buffalo. It consisted of a circular corral at the terminus of a flared clute through which buffalo were herded and thereby trapped.

External links

* [http://www.schoolnet.ca/ABORIGINAL/Plains_Cree/part6-e.html David Mandelbaum's "The Plains Cree"] — diagrams and a complete description of the construction and use of such a pound.
* [http://www.se.gov.sk.ca/saskparks/ParkInfo/parks/park.asp?park=Buffalo%20Pound Buffalo Pound Provincial Park] , a park in south-east Saskatchewan, which takes its name from the above term.


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