As children in school we were often taught, Native Americans used every part of an animal when butchering, from nose to tail. Nothing was wasted, not even bones or sinew. In today’s world we buy our choice cuts from the ...
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The Off-Grid, Native American Guide To Making Leather
I have been obsessed with the indigenous people of America and pioneering skills since I was a little girl. I began wearing headbands with feathers in them at age three and making teepees at age four. And when it ...
Read More »The Easiest Way To Preserve And Tan Hides
I will admit I have never been much of a trapper. But every hunter, farmer, homesteader and so on should know how to handle hides. When we butcher a deer, elk, bear, cow or any large mammal, we don’t just ...
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