Native American Clothing Research Paper

For example on pg 1153 of the Native American Encyclopedia the Chinooks wore plant material since the weather was too damp to wear leather. On the other hand on pg 950 of the Native American Encyclopedia since the dry weather was on the Nez Perce side they could wear animal skins and leather. Two of the tribes had the women make the clothes by constantly weaving and men got the material for the clothings from the leftovers of the animals they hunted for food. Also something else similar is that men wore capes and robes and women wore dresses which often showcased at potlatches by giving it or wearing it to show off how wealthy their house is. The environment was used for all sorts of things but the Native Americans used as much as they can for

Like the Oneida, the Cherokee men were the hunters and the women were the farmers. Although the women did most of the farming, the entire Cherokee community would come together to plant and harvest the big fields of corn, pumpkins, beans, gourds, and potatoes. The women would keep personal gardens outside their homes to have fast growing corn and other produce that they could quickly use to make a meal. The Cherokee were famous for the many dishes that they made with corn. They made breads, soups, used corn as a side dish, and used it in stew. Corn was a necessity in the Cherokee community.

Colonist and Native Americans use practice haunting and fishing the techniques maybe were a little different but both use to hunt rabbits, deer, ducks, turkey and fishing in the sea or rivers since most of the colonies were close to them. Both of them used to preserve for winter like dried fruits and smoke meat.

I noticed that native used feathers a lot. Many of their equipment were made from nature or animals.

A long time ago, buckskin and buffalo skins were what the women mostly used for making everyone's clothing. The hard-working women of the Sioux made skirts out of one piece of cloth sewn together at one side and looped over a belt. Their

Grains such as wheat, rye, barley, oats and rice were shared. Citrus fruits, grapes, onions, cabbage, turnips, cotton, coffee, sugarcane, as well as spices and herbs, were among the many other foods and plants introduced to Native American culture. Also introduced were European religion and culture, new tools for agriculture, and new weaponry such as knives and firearms.

As humans, one of our most important natural instincts is survival. The Indians were an ancient people who were developed important survival skills and pass them down to the next generations. They were mostly hunter-gatherers with simple yet efficient lifestyles usually supported by the agriculture and wildlife. They were able to conserve water from streams, springs, and rainfall for irrigation, weave baskets to store foods derived from wild plants, and eventually create pottery, a more efficient way to store or retrieve resources. They did not wear a lot of clothing, but what clothing they had was from the hides of animals, woven from plant fibers. They were expert hunter-gatherers and created their own weapons such as spears, bows, and arrows. Some tribes were known to have tracked their prey and

The northern tribes used bones and deer antlers to make knives, scrapers, awls, fishing tools, whistles, and pendants. The first tribes denpended on agriculture were those that lived on the Atlantic Costal Plain. They learned how to make pottery and cloth. The cloth was woven with thread made from soft layers of splint baskets. They made musical instruments like pipers, rattles, drums, nd they were played during ruitals and ceremonies dances. They built two types of houses, long houses, and wigwams. The first type was formed by bending poles into a cone or dome shape and by tying the poles together with vines. The frame was covered with woven mats, bark, or hide . These people grew corn, squash, beans, pumpkins, and tobacco.

The Maidu wore different clothes than what we wore now. Men wore breechcloths made from buckskin or wire grass. Women wore aprons of buckskin, willow, and shredded bark. On the tribes feet, they wore deerskin moccasins. In winter, they wore fur-lined leggings, fur robes and woven feather blankets. They added grass to moccasins to keep their feet toasty

Northern Indians depended on hunting and gathering. During the spring they lived near the river which allowed them to catch fish, whales and seals. Children would catch birds and bird eggs for food. They kept their hunting to a moderation which allowed animal populations to be sustained. They also ate native plants such as strawberries, raspberries, and other wild plants. During the months of October through March Indians moved to the forest where they hunted beaver, moose and deer. They tried to use every part of the animals they hunted; they used the animals' skin as clothing and their bones as tools. Certain tribes had rules on what to do with left over animal parts. They kept population from increasing in the winter by not storing enough food, which caused some Indians to die during the winter. They also set big forest fires during the summer and fall, which in the long run increased nutrients in the soil. An abundance of grass for the animals made the soil warmer and drier, which allowed oak trees to grow. When the colonists arrived everything changed, the land began to be altered.

(Doc. F). The Coastal Native Americans benefited with their needs. Sea otter skins and mountain goat wool were used for clothing along with cedar bark which was by far the most used material for clothing because cedar was plentiful, easy to work with and waterproof. The geography and climate helped with clothing. In the winter, the Plateau climate was generally colder.

In general, they were the first people to cultivate chocolate, corn, cotton, peanuts, pineapples, potatoes, rubber, quinine, tobacco, and vanilla. But, in the frozen tundra of Western Alaska, Native Americans dealt with arctic conditions. They relied on hunting and fishing. They hunted seals, whales, and other marine mammals. These animals were not only useful as food, but as skinned layers of clothing that kept them warm in such climate. However, in milder regions along the northwest Pacific Coast, the people there could produce food with very little effort. The physical environment impacted them by providing marine life for fishing. In the Southwest, some of the earliest farming societies developed. Since the environment was desert, Native Americans developed complex irrigation systems for farming. They even dug wells, built ponds, and built dams to collect rainwater to water their crops in the desert weather. All across the different regions and climates where the First American lived, they all adapted to thrive in whatever environment they were dealing

The Sioux Indian was a really popular Indian in the northern states. The Sioux have lived there for many years until they got pushed out of their homes and new comers came in and take it all away. The early Sioux population had over 2800 people. They lived in the northern great plains in the lands that are now the northern states of north Dakota,south Dakota,Wisconsin,and Minnesota.

Right until about the year 2000 b.C., North Americans would only eat the wild food they could find. If we think about it, what did they eat? Did they all just eat the same things, and had the same ways of using food? Well, actually, Native Americans were divided all through the U.S. in five major parts: The Northeast, the South, Great Plains, Pacific Coast, and the desert of the Southwest. More people should know how and where foods they might be eating everyday could come from generations back. Depending on which part the tribes would be in, they had different rituals, dishes, traditions or the different foods in general that they ate, and what do we know? Maybe we have more things in common with them than what we actually thought.

Exhibiting some of Hollywood’s marquee actors men and women in photos from generation z to baby boomers, with diverse nationalities wearing western attire gives the clothing and jewelry credibility to looking fashionable for anyone, even if you are a former senator like Ben Nighthorse. The magazine even displays century old photos of different nationalities dressed as cowboys. Above the name of the magazine it says Western Fashion for Fall, it should say Western Fashion for