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A claim has been made by certain writers in the USA that "native Americans added a little limestone that had been burned to ash" to their maize, for health reasons. This is complete nonsense and results from ignorance of ancient cooking methods.
Research into the cooking methods used by some native groups in Utah between about 200 AD and 400 AD shows that they regularly cooked with hot stones dropped into water contained in the stomach lining of an animal - such a container could not be heated over a fire, so "stone boiling" was the logical answer. Limestone was the stone of choice and pieces would be heated in a nearby fire before being transferred to the cooking "pot" - leaving ash as a by-product in with the maize.
Any nutritional benefits of the presence of limestone were purely accidental, not intended, so it is not true to say that native Americans added limestone ash to their maize deliberately.
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What grain was an important cultural contribution of the early Native Americans settlers?
Simply put.....multiple varieties of corn would fall into that category
Why did the government try to assimilate native Americans?
There was no assimilation of Native Americans. They were discriminated against and put on reservations as well as killed.
What is the strategy that native Americans used in corn growing to produce maize?
not all native Americans grew corn, but I suspect that the ones who did most likely put it in the ground & watered it :) most native Americans that grew corn, grew it with other crops such as beans, squash, and corn. they grew these together for a spiritual reason. also in the belief that these plants would help each other (which in this case is actually true). the corn would act as a pole for the bean vine to stabilize itself. the beans fix nitrogen on their roots, which helps all the crops grow more efficiently. and the squash (and its leaves) act as shade and protection of the plants. the shade from the leaves kept in moisture, even through dry seasons. and the protection kept out any animals that might eat the crops. i hope that helped XD
Why do Native Americans put an ear to the ground to hear the enemy?
Some, but not all, native Americans and pioneer scouts put their ears to the ground. Sound is carried easier through solids than through the gas in the air. They are able to hear things like galloping horses in the distance like that.
Which crop was the most important part of a Native American diet?
While maize was a very important crop to Native Americans, there were actually three staple crops that dominated their culture, often labeled as the Three Sisters: maize, beans, and squash. The reason all three crops were important is because each of them provided their own essential nutrients, maize providing starch, beans providing protein, and squash providing carotene. If Native Americans were to put all of their nutritional value into maize alone, they take the risk of their bones softening and legs bending inwards, a disease commonly referred to as pellagra. Often times Native Americans would grow these three crops together, with the cornstalk providing support for the climbing beans and shade for the squash. The squash vines also provided ground cover to limit weeds growing in the area and provided nitrogen fixing for all three crops. Hope this helps!
What grain was an important cultural contribution of the early Native Americans settlers?
Simply put.....multiple varieties of corn would fall into that category
How native Americans first reacted?
please help The native America first treaty the European with kindness, if it had not been for the Native America in 1607 in Plymouth, mass. the England would have die of starvation because they did not know how to grow food. The Native America taught them how to plant corn, first you drill a hole in the ground with a stick, then you put a fish in the bottom of the hole and then you put in a kennel of corn. Once the earth became 78 degrees the corn would grow.
What was the assimilation of the native Americans?
There was no assimilation of Native Americans. They were discriminated against and put on reservations as well as killed.
Why did the government try to assimilate native Americans?
There was no assimilation of Native Americans. They were discriminated against and put on reservations as well as killed.
What happened to Native Americans after the Civil war?
they started to put the native Americans on reservations so they could use that land
Did big business affect the native Americans in the west during the 1850s 1900s?
Yes, it pushed Native Americans off their land and put them into reservations.
How would you put Native Americans in a sentence?
The Native Americans were a very civil people back then.
Did the native Americans cut peoples heads off and put them in baskets?
yes
What is the strategy that native Americans used in corn growing to produce maize?
not all native Americans grew corn, but I suspect that the ones who did most likely put it in the ground & watered it :) most native Americans that grew corn, grew it with other crops such as beans, squash, and corn. they grew these together for a spiritual reason. also in the belief that these plants would help each other (which in this case is actually true). the corn would act as a pole for the bean vine to stabilize itself. the beans fix nitrogen on their roots, which helps all the crops grow more efficiently. and the squash (and its leaves) act as shade and protection of the plants. the shade from the leaves kept in moisture, even through dry seasons. and the protection kept out any animals that might eat the crops. i hope that helped XD
What did native Americans regard as the source of life?
The native Americans did regard water as the source of life. They really valued water and put measure in preserving and protecting the water sources.
How can you put the word resources in a sentence?
Native Americans had resources such as trees for wood to make fires.
Why did the Native Americans hate the Americans in the 1800s?
Americans took Native American lands away from them and forced them to move west to the worst lands. They took Native American children away from their parents and put them in schools taking away the Native American languages and culture. They gave them blankets infected with small pox which killed thousands.
