FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS
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Hunted and farmed
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Hunted and gathered
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Fished and gathered clams
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Hunted and gathered clams
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hunting, fishing, and farming supplied the major food resources. Native Americans survived largely on meat, fish, plants, berries, and nuts.
Detailed explanation-2: -Depending on the tribe and the area they lived in, Native Americans got their food by different methods including farming, hunting, fishing, and gathering. Most tribes used a combination of these four ways to get their food, but many specialized in one area such as farming or hunting.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Inuit (Eskimos) and some Indian tribes of the far north relied almost entirely on hunting and fishing to survive. Some Native Americans were primarily big game hunters, migrating frequently to follow herds of bison or caribou. The Blackfoot and Sioux are two examples of big game hunting tribes.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Catawba, who are the only federally recognized tribe in South Carolina today, were one of the four main Native American tribes living in present-day South Carolina during the American Revolution. The other three were the Cherokee, Creek, and Cusabo.