▁the ▁most ▁le th al . ▁It ▁would ▁inf lict ▁more ▁damage ▁with ▁each ▁jump ▁and ▁move . ▁A ▁white ▁travel er ▁cred ited ▁the ▁hun ters ▁with ▁cutting ▁up ▁a ▁b ison ▁and ▁pack ing ▁the ▁meat ▁on ▁a ▁horse ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁b ison ▁stayed ▁away ▁and ▁made ▁hunting ▁impossible , ▁fam ine ▁became ▁a ▁reality . ▁The ▁hard ▁experience ▁of ▁star v ation ▁found ▁way ▁into ▁stories ▁and ▁myth s . ▁A ▁folk ▁tale ▁of ▁the ▁Ki owa ▁begins ▁" F am ine ▁once ▁struck ▁the ▁Ki owa ▁People ..." ▁" The ▁people ▁were ▁without ▁food ▁and ▁no ▁game ▁could ▁be ▁found ..." ▁makes ▁an ▁O ma ha ▁myth ▁certain . ▁A ▁fur ▁tr ader ▁noted ▁how ▁some ▁Si oux ▁Indians ▁were ▁in ▁want ▁of ▁meat ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 . ▁Star ving ▁Y ank ton ais ▁passed ▁by ▁Fort ▁Clark ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁ ▁B ison ▁hunting ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁effects ▁on ▁ind igen ous ▁people ▁▁ ▁Al ready ▁Cast an eda ▁noted ▁the ▁typical ▁relations ▁of ▁two ▁different ▁pla ins ▁people ▁re lying ▁heavily ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁food ▁source : ▁" they ▁... ▁are ▁enemies ▁of ▁each ▁other ." ▁The ▁b ison ▁hunting ▁resulted ▁in ▁loss ▁of ▁land ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Indian ▁nations . ▁Ind irect ly , ▁it ▁often ▁dist urbed ▁the ▁rh ythm ▁of ▁a ▁trib al ▁life , ▁caused ▁economic ▁losses ▁and ▁hard ship , ▁and