What effects might the slaughter of the buffalo have on the native american culture?

The Native American view the Buffalo as a sacred animal. When people began to slaughter the Buffalo, they almost became extinct. They had created  over 50 uses for this animal from food to clothing and shelter. The greed of the white settlers and armies, however, destroyed this source of life for them. The White settlers saw the buffalo as money and did not care about the Native Americans' well being.