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Indigenous Inventions

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    Indigenous Knowledge
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  • What is this an image of?
    Inuit living in the Arctic regions first developed the concept of the kayak at least two thousand years ago.
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  • What is this an image of?
    Canoe: Used as the main form of water transportation for Indigenous peoples of the Eastern Woodlands.
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  • What is this an image of?
    Inuit in what is now Arctic Canada and Alaska, developed sunglasses/snow goggles thousands of years ago, to protect their eyes from the sun.
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  • What is this an image of?
    The snow shoe was used extensively by the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples to walk on deep snow in winter.
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  • What is this an image of?
    Inuit made the first toboggans out of whale bone and they were used as transportation for people and cargo on the snowy Arctic tundra.
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  • What did the Indigenous People use this for?
    Various tribes in Northeastern North America used the wildflower goldthread as a mouthwash and a treatment for oral pain,
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  • What is this sport called?
    Lacrosse has been played by Indigenous Peoples for thousands of years, dating back to the 12th century.
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  • What medicine is this?
    Aboriginal people discovered petroleum jelly and used it to moisten and protect animal and human skin.
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  • What is this plant called?
    Indigenous peoples in Canada discovered and cultivated wild rice, a nutritious grain found in shallow lakes and streams.
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  • What is this planet called?
    Indigenous peoples in Canada discovered that when steeped in water, willow bark could be used as a natural pain reliever.
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