USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Some tribes liked to wear this kind of
A
Crocs
B
Flipflops
C
Vans
D
Mocassins
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The tribal people prefer wearing indigenous organic materials only. The raw materials used are basically goat hair, human hair, tree barks etc. Using all these, they create skirts, shawls, ceremonial coats, etc. The colours preferred by the local craftsmen are dark blue, scarlet, yellow, emerald, black etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -Though sometimes worn inside, it is chiefly intended for outdoor use. Historically, it is the footwear of many indigenous people of North America; moreover, hunters, traders, and European settlers wore them.

Detailed explanation-3: -Each tribe has their own style of shoes, boots, mukluks, squawboots, moccasins, sandals, etc. There were footwear for travel, comfort, for ceremonies, babies, decorative, special ones for chiefs and revered wives.

Detailed explanation-4: -The word “moccasin” is traced back to Scottish Gaelic language. “Mo chasin” means “my feet” in Gaelic. Its root comes from the wild tribes Algonquian language Powhatan word, “makasin”, meaning shoe. Native Americans are one of the original groups we have to thank for moccasins.

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