▁and ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁lift ▁them ▁up ▁again . ▁After ▁this ▁nothing ▁happened . ▁There ▁was ▁little ▁singing ▁anywhere ." ▁Spirit ual ▁loss ▁was ▁r amp ant ; ▁buff alo ▁were ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁Indian ▁society ▁and ▁they ▁would ▁frequently ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁cer emon ies ▁for ▁each ▁buff alo ▁they ▁killed ▁to ▁honor ▁its ▁sacrifice . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁boost ▁mor ale ▁during ▁this ▁time , ▁Si oux ▁Indians ▁and ▁other ▁tribes ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Ghost ▁Dance , ▁which ▁consisted ▁of ▁hundreds ▁of ▁people ▁dan cing ▁until ▁ 1 0 0 ▁persons ▁were ▁lying ▁un cons cious . ▁ ▁Native ▁Americans ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁care t akers ▁of ▁b ison , ▁so ▁their ▁forced ▁movement ▁towards ▁b ison - free ▁res ervation ▁areas ▁was ▁particularly ▁challeng ing . ▁Upon ▁their ▁arrival ▁to ▁res erv ations , ▁some ▁tribes ▁asked ▁the ▁Government ▁officials ▁if ▁they ▁could ▁h unt ▁cattle ▁the ▁way ▁they ▁h unted ▁buff alo . ▁During ▁these ▁cattle ▁hun ts , ▁Pla ins ▁Indians ▁would ▁dress ▁up ▁in ▁their ▁fin ery , ▁sing ▁b ison ▁songs , ▁and ▁attempt ▁to ▁simulate ▁a ▁b ison ▁h unt . ▁These ▁cattle ▁hun ts ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁Pla ins ▁Indians ▁to ▁preserve ▁their ▁cer emon ies , ▁community , ▁and ▁mor ale . ▁However , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁soon ▁put ▁a ▁halt ▁to ▁cattle ▁hun ts , ▁choosing ▁to ▁package ▁the ▁be ef ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁Native ▁Americans ▁instead . ▁ ▁E colog ical ▁effect ▁