You're correct on the buffalo jump but I beg to differ on the "nothing
was wasted by them" comment. In Texas in the 1840's - 1850's, as they
had done for centuries, the Indians would set grass fires to force
herds into canyons or other areas where they could shoot arrows to kill
the wild cattle and deer. Thousands of acres were burned in the
process, killing many animals the Indians had no use for. This activity
also had an affect on the climate, as noted by August Simmering in his
book "Texas 1882, the Goal of German Immigration" - when the settlers
stopped the practice (by treaty in the Fredricksburg area, by force in
other areas I imagine) the Indians said the white men brought the rain.
This was a climate change noted over about a 30 year period, so it
wasn't sun spot cycle changes causing more rain. August Simmering also
founded two newspapers in San Antonio, what became the Express-News (in
English) and the Frie Presse fur Texas (in German).
>
> I believe a buffalo jump was used by the Native Americans.  The would
> get a herd of buffalo stampeding towards a cliff and after a certain
> number went over the edge they would go down to the bottom and collect
> the dead buffalo for food and clothing.  Nothing was wasted by them.
> ...<snip>...

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