Editing American mythology (section)

==Native American Buffalo==
[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] culture is very much involved with mythology. They used mythology to tell great stories about their lives and the lives of their ancestors. They also would use stories to explain the supernatural connection between humans and certain animals. One very important aspect of the Native American mythology was the buffalo, also known as the Bison. The buffalo was seen as a potential food source to the Native Americans but were too hard to hunt, especially before the invention of guns so instead they were used in many rituals that included dancing and prayer. Most of the rituals were related to the difficulty of the catching and the killing of the buffalo.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Mamet|first=David|date=2013|title=American Buffalo|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=91684998&site=ehost-live&scope=site|journal=Smithsonian|volume=41|issue=7|pages=12–13}}</ref>

The buffalo were considered to be sacred animals with knowledge about medicine, they were also seen as very powerful within the spirit world. Their body parts were used in many important religious rituals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.native-languages.org/legends-buffalo.htm|title=Native American Indian Buffalo Legends, Meaning and Symbolism from the Myths of Many Tribes|website=www.native-languages.org|access-date=2019-04-07}}</ref>