Packet 7: Bonus 9

So-called "jumps" named after these animals involved luring them near cliffs and running them off them. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this large American bovine, the hunting of which was central to the lives of Plains Natives.
ANSWER: bison [or buffalo; accept buffalo jumps or bison jumps]
[10m] An early English-language description of bison hunts was made by Henry Kelsey, who went on to become governor of all settlements controlled by a company named for this person. This explorer navigated much of the coasts of the U.S. and Canada to find the Northeast Passage.
ANSWER: Henry Hudson [accept Hudson’s Bay Company]
[10h] Historically, medicine men from this tribe led bison hunts by pointing the animals off of a jump. This tribe originated near Lake Erie, but had migrated west to what is now Yellowstone National Park by the time of contact.
ANSWER: Crow [or Apsáalooke]
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