Height Measurements (Book Two, Card 34) Native Americans had an interesting and unique method of determining the height of a tree. They’d stoop down and peer down their legs! They’d travel far enough away from the tree to reach a spot where they could only view the tree’s top (from their upside down position). The …

Indian Archery Target II (Book Two, Card 33) Self-bows were traditionally used in the Arctic, and while they could theoretically be made from a single piece of wood, the resource was typically scarce, therefore they were often made from numerous pieces of wood and horn held together by elaborate tangles of sinew.Shorter and more sophisticated …

Indian Archery Target I (Book Two, Card 32) The bow and arrow were not always available to American Indians. The bow and arrow were not adopted in Iowa until around A.D. 500, some 11,500 years after the first people arrived. The bow and arrow has several advantages over the spear, including faster projectile velocity, greater …