▁plain ▁that ▁the ▁Indians ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁controlled ▁on ▁their ▁res erv ations ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁their ▁greatest ▁resource , ▁the ▁buff alo , ▁were ▁so ▁pl ent iful ." ▁ ▁The ▁destruction ▁of ▁b ison ▁sign aled ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Wars , ▁and ▁consequ ently ▁their ▁movement ▁towards ▁res erv ations . ▁When ▁the ▁Texas ▁legisl ature ▁proposed ▁a ▁bill ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁b ison , ▁General ▁Sher idan ▁disapp ro ved ▁of ▁it , ▁stating , ▁" Th ese ▁men ▁have ▁done ▁more ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁years , ▁and ▁will ▁do ▁more ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁to ▁sett le ▁the ▁v ex ed ▁Indian ▁question , ▁than ▁the ▁entire ▁regular ▁army ▁has ▁done ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁forty ▁years . ▁They ▁are ▁destroy ing ▁the ▁Indians ' ▁comm iss ary . ▁And ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁well ▁known ▁fact ▁that ▁an ▁army ▁losing ▁its ▁base ▁of ▁supplies ▁is ▁placed ▁at ▁a ▁great ▁dis adv antage . ▁Send ▁them ▁pow der ▁and ▁lead , ▁if ▁you ▁will ; ▁but ▁for ▁a ▁last ing ▁peace , ▁let ▁them ▁kill , ▁skin ▁and ▁sell ▁until ▁the ▁buff alo es ▁are ▁ex termin ated . ▁Then ▁your ▁pra i ries ▁can ▁be ▁covered ▁with ▁spe ck led ▁cattle ." ▁ ▁Spirit ual ▁effects ▁ ▁Most ▁Ind igen ous ▁Native ▁American ▁tribes ▁regard ▁the ▁b ison ▁as ▁a ▁sacred ▁animal ▁and ▁religious ▁symbol . ▁University ▁of ▁Mont ana ▁anth rop ology ▁professor ▁S . ▁N ey o ox et ▁Gre ym or ning ▁stated