Something I saw. Caption said that was meat drying but sure looks too large to me but maybe I guess. I thought it was neat.

Hides on the ground and meat on the poles in the background. They would spiral cut the large muscles into long strips to dry.

just another pic

That’s how it was done in the days before bandsaws, grinders, slicers…. Knapped tools and even some metal towards the end…. Amazing if you think about how they prospered, especially the ones up here with our winters…. Thanks.

I don't think they prospered until the horse became available, but they survived and just that is an amazing feat. The northern plains tribes were driven out of the more hospitable Great Lakes region by Ojibwa (Chippewa).

They only had horses for about 100 years before Lewis and Clark showed up on the scene and some of the horses that Lewis and Clark bargained for still had spanish brands. I imagine if you found older photos of Indians and pay close attention to their garments that you will see they were prospering. For example did you know that Lewis and Clark met with indians on their journey that had already been to France and met with the King? That they had traveled the world stayed in cities and returned home and then met Lewis and Clark as they "discovered the west". They were around a long long time and built many things before we ever came along. Horses actually contributed to spreading disease faster.

Cool pictures. Wonder how long those dogs lasted in lean times.

Is that a cat in front of the man with the drum ?

Sure looks like it dont it

Dogs were ate for sure. I think it was common not a starvation thing. Lewis and Clark wrote about them being one of the best things they ate on the trip I believe.

Eating dog was a nice reprieve after living on partially rotted dried salmon for weeks on end.

I'm not quite sure what point you are making but I am quite sure they had horses before the advent of photography.

That is correct. It is in the journals. They bought dogs to eat from the Indians. A dogs life was tough back then.

Cool pics thanks for sharing

It looks like the native on the right is using a trap spring as a fleshing tool. I have several hand forged trap springs that broke at the bend and were sharpened and used as fleshers. Mine were used by Ojibwa Indians and date 1820-40

its a spotted ant eater .

Without gasoline I think there were way more hard times than good ones ,especially January on the northern plains ,

cool old pic, thnaks

And there are certain people in the U.S. that believe they should get reparation payments.

The government, IMO, has done a poor job helping the American Indian. Reservations seem to almost be a slap in the face.

The reservations, in this state at least, have reached the point of no return.