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Shoshone at the Tetons, Art Print
This scene depicts a portion of a Shoshone village at the Grand Tetons in Western Wyoming. Buffalo hides are being scraped, the first step in the tanning process, as the meat is being cured on racks nearby. The early-day Indian's life was very hard and, according to Lewis and Clark's journals, they were constantly striving for a sufficient food supply.
Living in and around the forested slopes of aspen, pine, juniper, fir, cedar, etc. of the west, the Shoshone Indians were a large and important North American tribe. Sacagawea was the sister of a Shoshone chief - a chief who helped Lewis & Clark on their journey westward.
Native Americans depended on the forests and wildlife for food, clothing and shelter. Forests, the country's renewable natural resource, and the products from them, are vitally needed in today's world.
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