Effects of the Trade ...

The effect on our people was terrible. One winter, more than 70 Bloods died from the effects of whiskey. Some killed in vicious fights. But many others by freezing after laying down in a drunken stupor, unprotected from the cold. We traded many things: our robes to keep us warm, our horses to chase the buffalo for meat. It was an awful time. Starvation came to our camps in the winter  and the white men’s disease returned, killing many in summer.