In the steamy forests of Brazil, the Indians wear hardly any clothes---or no clothes at all. But they love to dress up. How do they do it? They wear lots of jewelry. But their jewelry isn't the kind...
Manohar’s religion
Brrr! Manohar shivers as his mother pours water over him. He is standing outside his house in the village of Amtala, India, and the morning air is cold on his bare skin. But he must bathe first thing...
The Indian lemonade plant
> staghorn sumac Sumac is a small tree or bush with narrow, pointed leaves. It tells people when fall arrives. Its leaves are usually the first to change color. They turn from green to a bright,...
Indian potatoes
When the Pilgrims came to America they didn't have much food. But friendly Indians showed them how to grow corn, beans, and squash. And the Indians showed the Pilgrims where to find wild plants to...
Arrowhead
> Indians liked to eat arrowhead roots. They pulled the plants out of > the mud with their toes. If you were an Indian long ago, you might have gone wading to get some of your food. Arrowhead is...
Jack-in-the-pulpit
> Jack-in-the-pulpit It's easy to see how this little plant got its name. It looks like a little man in a pulpit, ready to give a sermon. It's called Jack-in-the-pulpit because "Jack" is another...
Glooscap and His People
from Glooscap and His Magic: Legends of the Wabanaki Indians by Kay Hill Glooscap is the great culture hero of the Wabanaki (or Abnaki) Indians of Eastern Canada and the northeastern United...
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