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8 Overlooked Survival Skills That Kept The Native Americans Alive

8 Overlooked Survival Skills That Kept The Native Americans Alive

I have a lot of respect for Native Americans — those who populated this land before the first European white man set foot on these shores. History rarely mentions it, but countless thousands of those Indians were killed by disease ...

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Native American Medicine Healing Plants Everyone Should Know About

Native American Medicine Healing Plants Everyone Should Know About

Native American Medicine When it comes to herbal remedies, many of us are familiar with the benefits of Echinacea or purple coneflower as an antibiotic, willow bark as a painkiller and aloe as a topical anesthetic and treatment for skin ...

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Yale To Remove 88-Year-Old Carving Of Puritan Pointing Gun At Indian

Yale To Remove 88-Year-Old Carving Of Puritan Pointing Gun At Indian

Political pressure has forced authorities at Yale to remove a doorway carving because it depicts a Puritan with a gun. Temporary stonework will cover a carving of a Puritan colonist pointing a musket at a Native American, the Associated Press ...

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Arnica: The Secret Native American Pain Reliever

Arnica: The Secret Native American Pain Reliever

There are many herbs in the world that can be useful when used appropriately. Misuse however, can lead to illness and even death. Arnica is such a plant. When used appropriately, arnica can be a powerful medicinal. However, it also ...

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How Did Native Americans Keep Time Without A Watch (Or Calendar)?

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 ...

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Flint Knapping 101: How To Make Weapons And Tools, From Stone

Flint Knapping 101: How To Make Weapons And Tools, From Stone

  One very intricate, centuries-old survival skill is the ability to flint knapp. Flint knapping is the creation of tools or weapons from stones. Native American tribes — and people before them — used this skill to create tools and ...

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The Off-Grid, Native American Guide To Making Leather

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 ...

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