What was one cause of the Red River War?

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white prospectors discovering gold
white prospectors discovering gold

Indians' refusal to stop lawlessness
Indians' refusal to stop lawlessness

Indians' refusal to uphold a treaty
Indians' refusal to uphold a treaty

white buffalo hunters hunting on Indian lands

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One cause of the Red River War was white buffalo hunters hunting on Indian lands. This influx of hunters led to significant depletion of the buffalo population, which was vital to the Plains tribes' way of life, and contributed to tensions between Native Americans and settlers.