Indigenous ingenuity : a celebration of traditional North American knowledge
by Havrelock, Deidre (Author), Kay, Edward (Author)
Summary
"Corn. Chocolate. Fishing hooks. Boats that float. Insulated double-walled construction. Recorded history and folklore. Life-saving disinfectant. Forest fire management. Our lives would be unrecognizable without these, and countless other, scientific discoveries and technological inventions from Ind... Full description
- Sustainable land and management and ecology
- Transportation
- Communications technology
- Agriculture and food technology
- Health sciences
- Textile technology, clothing, and fashion
- Architecture and civil engineering
- Hunting and combat technology
- Mathematics
- Arts, sports, and recreation
- Traditional ecological knowledge and our sustainable future.