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Indians only kill what they eat?

One Indian spiritual belief held that if a single animal escaped, it would warn all the other animals in the region.  Frequently Indians would destroy entire herds of buffalo by fire or by running them off cliffs.  (Source: A Patriot's History of the United States by Schwikart/Allen, at page 404)  

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