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Today, intelligence is measured by educational achievement, technical ability, the understanding of complex technical processes and so on. None of that can be applied to historic native cultures anywhere in the world.
Instead, practical factors were applied. It takes intelligence to be able track an animal or human in dense undergrowth, in barren desert or open grasslands; it takes considerable intelligence to remain concealed from enemies while watching their camp and awaiting an opportunity to steal the war-horses tied outside the tipis of the enemy warriors (without being detected); it takes intelligence to find wild plant foods and know which are edible and which may kill you; it takes immense intelligence to capture a live golden eagle and take its tail feathers without being seriously injured by talons or beak; it takes intelligence to start a fire without matches or flint-and-steel (try it yourself and see); it takes intelligence to survive in extremes of weather with little or no food in the depths of winter.
There are many different types of intelligence and it is entirely wrong to apply modern ideas and standards to other cultures - when studying native cultures, start by forgetting everything you know and look at them with a completely open mind.
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∙ 11y ago
Native Americans defined intelligence as a holistic and interconnected understanding of the world. They valued the ability to be in tune with nature, to observe and understand patterns, and to have a deep connection with the spiritual realm. Intelligence was not solely determined by academic knowledge, but also by emotional and intuitive wisdom.
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