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At times, they used an open fire to heat and cook; other times they used a wood stove. They learned how to adjust the smoke flaps to let in the breeze and keep out the rain and snow.
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[wpremark preset_name=”chat_message_1_my” icon_show=”0″ background_color=”#e0f3ff” padding_right=”30″ padding_left=”30″ border_radius=”30″] [wpremark_icon icon=”quote-left-2-solid” width=”32″ height=”32″] When did Indians stop living in tipis
Some Indian groups continued to live in tipis until the early 1900s.
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The Plains Indians lived in tipis because they are easily disassembled and so allow a lifestyle of following game. The tipi was durable, provided warmth and comfort in winter, was dry during heavy rains, and was cool in the heat of summer.
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[wpremark preset_name=”chat_message_1_my” icon_show=”0″ background_color=”#e0f3ff” padding_right=”30″ padding_left=”30″ border_radius=”30″] [wpremark_icon icon=”quote-left-2-solid” width=”32″ height=”32″] Do Native Americans still sleep in teepees
They do not “live” in them, but many people on reservations on the Great Plains sleep in tipis during the summer. They are cooler and more comfortable than most houses where the people live the rest of the year.
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A tipi is distinguished from other conical tents by the smoke flaps at the top of the structure. The tipi is durable, provides warmth and comfort in winter, is cool in the heat of summer, and is dry during heavy rains.
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[wpremark preset_name=”chat_message_1_my” icon_show=”0″ background_color=”#e0f3ff” padding_right=”30″ padding_left=”30″ border_radius=”30″] [wpremark_icon icon=”quote-left-2-solid” width=”32″ height=”32″] Why do teepee doors face east
Door Faces East—All tipis are erected with the door facing east, the direction of the rising sun, so that in the morning, when you awake, you step out to greet the dawn. The east pole becomes part of the door.
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[wpremark preset_name=”chat_message_1_my” icon_show=”0″ background_color=”#e0f3ff” padding_right=”30″ padding_left=”30″ border_radius=”30″] [wpremark_icon icon=”quote-left-2-solid” width=”32″ height=”32″] Did teepees have floors
The structure itself was held very sacred. The floor of a tipi would be in the shape of a circle, which symbolized how everything in the world is connected. The floor space itself represented the earth, while the soaring walls represented the sky.
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[wpremark preset_name=”chat_message_1_my” icon_show=”0″ background_color=”#e0f3ff” padding_right=”30″ padding_left=”30″ border_radius=”30″] [wpremark_icon icon=”quote-left-2-solid” width=”32″ height=”32″] How did Indians survive extreme cold
American Indians used a variety of approaches to stay warm, including wearing animal skins and heating rocks in fire pits to warm the floors. When indigenous tribes lived throughout the state, meteorological studies suggest that the climate generally was colder and wetter than now.
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[wpremark preset_name=”chat_message_1_my” icon_show=”0″ background_color=”#e0f3ff” padding_right=”30″ padding_left=”30″ border_radius=”30″] [wpremark_icon icon=”quote-left-2-solid” width=”32″ height=”32″] Do teepees get wet
Your teepee is made of waterproof canvas and the floor matting has a waterproof membrane underneath to fully protect you and your guests from the wet.
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[wpremark preset_name=”chat_message_1_my” icon_show=”0″ background_color=”#e0f3ff” padding_right=”30″ padding_left=”30″ border_radius=”30″] [wpremark_icon icon=”quote-left-2-solid” width=”32″ height=”32″] What did Native Americans eat to survive winter
Hickory nuts, black walnuts, butternuts and chestnuts added needed protein and fat to offset the harsher conditions prevalent in winter. Wild rice, which grew in the swampy areas, was dried and stored and was a good source of complex carbohydrates throughout the winter months.
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[wpremark preset_name=”chat_message_1_my” icon_show=”0″ background_color=”#e0f3ff” padding_right=”30″ padding_left=”30″ border_radius=”30″] [wpremark_icon icon=”quote-left-2-solid” width=”32″ height=”32″] What did Native Americans do when sick
Native healers use healing places and natural means to cure people during illness. Healing power comes from the natural forces of the earth, which can be reached through the saying of prayers. During times of illness many Native Americans will call upon a medicine man or woman or shaman.
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[wpremark preset_name=”chat_message_1_my” icon_show=”0″ background_color=”#e0f3ff” padding_right=”30″ padding_left=”30″ border_radius=”30″] [wpremark_icon icon=”quote-left-2-solid” width=”32″ height=”32″] Can teepees hold up in the winter
Even during intense outdoor storms, teepees are able to stand strong, and remain firmly planted. Unlike tents, teepees are a viable option for year-round habitation.
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One of the most popular ways for Native Americans to keep their meat for longer was by smoking it. While salting was generally known as a good preservative option, salt was usually hard to come by which meant that smoking was one of the leading ways to preserve fish, bison and other meats.
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[wpremark preset_name=”chat_message_1_my” icon_show=”0″ background_color=”#e0f3ff” padding_right=”30″ padding_left=”30″ border_radius=”30″] [wpremark_icon icon=”quote-left-2-solid” width=”32″ height=”32″] How did Native Americans survive extreme cold
American Indians used a variety of approaches to stay warm, including wearing animal skins and heating rocks in fire pits to warm the floors. When indigenous tribes lived throughout the state, meteorological studies suggest that the climate generally was colder and wetter than now.
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[wpremark preset_name=”chat_message_1_my” icon_show=”0″ background_color=”#e0f3ff” padding_right=”30″ padding_left=”30″ border_radius=”30″] [wpremark_icon icon=”quote-left-2-solid” width=”32″ height=”32″] What was the main disease that killed the natives
Smallpox was the disease brought by Europeans that was most destructive to the Native Americans, both in terms of morbidity and mortality. The first well-documented smallpox epidemic in the Americas began in Hispaniola in late 1518 and soon spread to Mexico.
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Oral Contraceptives
The Shoshone and Navajo tribes used stoneseed, also known as Columbia Puccoon (Lithospermum ruderale) as an oral contraceptive, long before the pharmaceutical industry developed birth control pills.
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American Indians used a variety of approaches to stay warm, including wearing animal skins and heating rocks in fire pits to warm the floors. When indigenous tribes lived throughout the state, meteorological studies suggest that the climate generally was colder and wetter than now.
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[wpremark preset_name=”chat_message_1_my” icon_show=”0″ background_color=”#e0f3ff” padding_right=”30″ padding_left=”30″ border_radius=”30″] [wpremark_icon icon=”quote-left-2-solid” width=”32″ height=”32″] What kind of meat did Native American eat
In the plains region, Native Americans relied on a very meat-heavy diet. They hunted turkeys, ducks, deer, buffalo, elk, and bison for their families. Berries and other dried fruits were also often consumed. Usually, berries would be consumed raw while they did cook the meat into various stews and savory dishes.
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[wpremark preset_name=”chat_message_1_my” icon_show=”0″ background_color=”#e0f3ff” padding_right=”30″ padding_left=”30″ border_radius=”30″] [wpremark_icon icon=”quote-left-2-solid” width=”32″ height=”32″] What did American Indians eat in winter
The kinds of food the Native Americans ate, the clothing they wore, and the shelters they had depended upon the seasons. Their foods changed with the seasons. In winter, they hunted birds and animals and lived on stored foods from the previous fall. In spring, they hunted, fished and picked berries.
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Skeletons of Native Americans who died prior to Columbus's arrival show bone lesions from Treponemal diseases, including yaws and bejel, and some researchers suspect syphilis was also present.
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[wpremark preset_name=”chat_message_1_my” icon_show=”0″ background_color=”#e0f3ff” padding_right=”30″ padding_left=”30″ border_radius=”30″] [wpremark_icon icon=”quote-left-2-solid” width=”32″ height=”32″] Were Native Americans immune to syphilis
Indians in the Americas had no acquired immunity to these infectious diseases, and these diseases caused what Crosby referred to as “virgin soil epidemics,” in which all members of a population would be infected simultaneously.
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Barrier methods were always very popular. A halved, emptied lemon skin placed over the cervix worked well, for example, as did sponges soaked in natural spermicides such as vinegar.
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The Oldest Methods
Around 1850 B.C. Egyptian women mixed acacia leaves with honey or used animal dung to make vaginal suppositories to prevent pregnancy. The Greeks in the 4th century B.C. used natural ointments made with olive and cedar oil as spermicides. A popular Roman writer advocated abstinence.
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[wpremark preset_name=”chat_message_1_my” icon_show=”0″ background_color=”#e0f3ff” padding_right=”30″ padding_left=”30″ border_radius=”30″] [wpremark_icon icon=”quote-left-2-solid” width=”32″ height=”32″] How many hours did Native Americans sleep
Typically, they went to sleep three hours and 20 minutes after sunset and woke before sunrise. And they slept through the night. The result of these sleep patterns: Nearly no one suffered from insomnia. In none of their languages is there even a word for insomnia.
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[wpremark preset_name=”chat_message_1_my” icon_show=”0″ background_color=”#e0f3ff” padding_right=”30″ padding_left=”30″ border_radius=”30″] [wpremark_icon icon=”quote-left-2-solid” width=”32″ height=”32″] What kind of food did the Native American eat
Along with potatoes, many other foods—including corn, beans, squash, pumpkins, peppers, tomatoes, yams, peanuts, wild rice, chocolate, pineapples, avocados, papayas, pecans, strawberries, cranberries, and blueberries, to name a few, are indigenous to the Americas.
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