[michaelbrave]

Just off the top of my head they managed to keep nature in a kind of cultivated state, which allowed for greater protein yields via game/fish than any amount of cattle could ever produce, also there were less devastating fires and greater ecological diversity.

About ten years ago Utah was doing something where they were emulating herd movements using livestock which helped to create a lot of biodiversity both above-ground and below, which helped water supply, plant growth, really everything improved and this was almost entirely inspired by how native Americans managed land pre-settlers. I think was called something like the Utah grazing improvement project.

[captainredbeard]

That concept is called mob grazing or managed intensive grazing. It’s wonderful for reclaiming marginal pasture land and fighting desertification. The biggest issue is the high labor inputs. If tech solves that problem we can probably regreen much of the Intermountain West.