What became the central economic activity for the Lakota nations by as early as the seventeenth century?

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By the seventeenth century, the Lakota had become proficient in trapping and trading, particularly in furs, which became their central economic activity. They also traded horses with neighboring tribes, which contributed to their status as a dominant force on the Great Plains. While the Lakota did engage in organized warfare, it was not their central economic activity. They did not start farming until they were forced onto reservations in the late nineteenth century, and firearm sales and trading were not a primary economic activity for them in the seventeenth century.

What Became the Central Economic Activity for the Lakota Nations