It is from the 1844 song "Buffalo Gals" and refers to the New York town and not to the bison. The "Buffalo Gals" were the prostitutes of Buffalo.
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The Lakota had many specific terms for buffalo. These include:pte (a buffalo cow)ptehchaka (any buffalo)tatanka (a buffalo bull, but also a male moose, bear)ptehinchala (a buffalo calf)heyuktan (a buffalo with bent horns)ptesan (a white buffalo)ptezinchala (a buffalo calf)heshlushluta (a smooth horned buffalo)tabloka (a buffalo bull, bull moose, male grizzly)tasha (red buffalo)p'ta (a male buffalo)ptesan (yellowish-white buffalo cow)ptasapa (black male buffalo)
No Buffalo Soldiers were Black Calvary soldiers who were sent west to fight the Indians. They received the name "Buffalo Soldiers" because their nappy hair resembled that of a buffalo's.
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buffalo hide is buffalo fur, or skin. you can look at pictures of buffalo hide at any search engine, just by clicking images (preferably Google, Ask, or Bing) buffalo hide was used for clothing by the Native Americans. they also built teepees out of buffalo hide.