FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS
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buffalo jumping, canoes, and horses
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buffalo riding, walking and horses
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walking, canoes, and horses
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Before the arrival of horses, Native people traveled on foot or by canoe. When the hunting tribes of the Great Plains moved camp, tipis and household goods were usually carried by women, or by dogs pulling travois. The distance anyone could travel in a day was limited.
Detailed explanation-2: -Native American Canoes In fact, the word canoe comes from the Carib Indian word for a canoe, kenu. There are many different Native American canoe styles, and tribes could often easily recognize each other just by the profile of their canoes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Until the horse the only domesticated animals were dogs; these were sometimes eaten but were mostly used as draft animals. Dogs drew the travois, a vehicle consisting of two poles in the shape of a V, with the open end of the V dragging on the ground; burdens were placed on a platform that bridged the two poles.
Detailed explanation-4: -Subarctic Indigenous peoples used snowshoes, toboggans, canoes and sleds. Survival for these mobile peoples depended on being able to travel long distances. Snowshoes were essential for winter travel.