Although it took more than 100 years for manufactured goods to infiltrate native cultures, Catlin foresaw that resistance to trade by tribes like the Blackfeet wouldn’t last long. “Trinkets and whiskey… will soon spread their charms amongst these, as it has amongst other tribes.” The great thirst for guns, beads, and whiskey, which cost $16—or five buffalo robes—per gallon, began to affect bison numbers. Full Article