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A Blackfoot party studies a far-off message.
Plains Indians often used smoke signals to communicate across
great distances. The smoke was not normally used in the complex
manner of Morse code but usually had a specific meaning agreed
upon beforehand between senders and receivers. The signal here
could convey any number of things: sighting of buffalo, for example,
discovery of an enemy or simply provide a rallying point for
scattered parties. |
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