The art of camouflage is vital to hunters and the hunted. When Europeans came to the New World, their idea of camouflage was one of single color, usually green or dark brown. Many early settlers in what would be America ...
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24 Little-Known ‘Miracle Plants’ The Navajo Used For Medicine
Anyone interested in living off the land or wishing to prepare themselves for a crisis would be wise to study some of their local plants. Native people had an extensive knowledge of which plants, and which parts of the ...
Read More »Native America Survival Secrets: How They Cooked Without Metal
If you are anything like me, then you are fascinated with how native people lived before the Europeans came to the “new world.” I find immense satisfaction in doing things on my own, without the benefit of modern technology. I’m ...
Read More »How Did Native Americans Keep Time Without A Watch (Or Calendar)?
In today’s modern world, it is easy to tell time. There are clocks on buildings, billboards, cell phones and microwave ovens. Then there’s the old-fashioned grandfather clock in the hallway. But what if you didn’t have a watch? What would ...
Read More »How Native People Used Every Part Of An Animal for Survival
One thing that native people are well known for is that they not only believed, but practiced the old “waste not, want not” theory. Indigenous people had a tremendous respect for life and did not believe in killing for sport. ...
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