Native Americans exploited their environment for tools, meaning they used what they had available. Commonalities were: WoodStoneMudGrassAnimal Parts (bones, quills, feathers,
… etc.) Wooden handles and sharpened stones, tied with tree bark or river reeds, or strips of animal hide made an Axe. Change the type of sharp stone, and a longer piece of wood and you have a spear. Gourds made bowls, spoons, buckets; also shovels. Animal bladders made canteens (for lack of a better word) Feathers, sharpened flint, and a straight stick made an arrow. Braided hair made ropes, and string - Bows. (bow building technique varied greatly). Dried or fired mud made pottery. Quartz stuck to a stick with tree sap made a simplified drill. Porcupine quills made needles, sowing or decoration. This list is not exhaustive, or uniform between tribes; it is intended to give examples only. (MORE) 
