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Mongol population c. 1600: 2~3 million
Plains Indian population c. 1770: Perhaps 0.2 million
Why this imbalance? Is it simply because of Plains reliance on a wild food source vs Mongol reliance on domesticated animals? If then why did Plains people continue to rely on the buffalo?