Indian Pottery and Utensils (Book Two, Card 25) Wood was used to make a variety of cooking tools, such as spoons, stirrers, and ladles, by the Native Americans. Bark was used to make knives, and split hickory was forged into tongs for lifting hot coal. Animal bones were frequently employed as cooking implements; for example, …

Canoe Carry (Book Two, Card 24) The Iroquois designed large thirty-foot-long freight-carrying canoes that could transport 18 people or tones of cargo. Even when empty, those canoes could be paddled by three people. The original canoes were made of sturdy light wood frames with birch bark skins. The bark was sometimes applied in a single …

Canoemanship (Book Two, Card 23) North America has a vast network of lakes and rivers, and Native Americans had created the Indian canoe to make use of that resource. Canoes are shallow-draft boats that have a delicate design similar to Viking ships. The paddler faces the direction of travel, which is an advantage over a …