Could a bison have been domesticated by Native Americans?

They grew corn. Native Americans domesticated Llamas. As others have noted, some animals are easier to domesticate than others. Once, horses arrived, they learned to domesticate and ride the wild horses they encountered very rapidly. read more

In fact Native Americans domesticated more crops than any one else. Second of all bison were not domesticated because Native Americans solved that particular problem in a different way. With careful use of fire they could manage wild herds of bison without needing to domesticate them. read more

There have been several attempts to tame the American Bison but there are a few things that stand in the way. Temper: the American bison is very aggressive by nature. Agility: Bison can run up to 40 mph and can jump vertically in the air almost 6 feet (their entire height). Mass: the average weight of an American bison is 1500 lbs. read more

They seem to have been extirpated by Native Americans from the northern Great Basin, but an isolated population persisted in eastern Oregon and northeast California. Today’s popular media claim that plains bison are “secure” because there are populations in all 50 states. read more