Issues
Indian Influence & Contributions
Suprising Indian Related Facts
How
many Indians were here when
Christopher
Columbus was discovered?
Most early
non-Indian historians, affected by the social climate of
their time,
in which Indigenous people were greatly misunderstood,
placed the
total populations of American Indian people much lower
than it actually
was in reality. The lowest calculation I have heard
from educated
Indigenous sources is 10 million. The highest I have
heard (which
appears may be more accurate) is 53 million. Surprised?
Indian
food?
Over 62% of
all the food the people of the world eat today was originally
developed
by American Indian people. Ever had popcorn? Indian food!
The
Back of the Dollar Bill
Did you know
that the eagle seal on the back of the dollar bill is actually
taken from
a centuries old seal of the 6-Nations of the Iroquois? Yep!
Except the
6-Nations seal didn't have the E Pluribus Unum banner, and
it was holding
6 arrows in its talon instead of the current 13. Surprised?
Indians
in the Military
Did you know
that a far greater percentage of Indian people per capita
serve in the
United States Military than any other race or ethnic group?
Indian
Trails
Did you know
that Indians invented asphalt? True! Suprised?
Indian
Math
Did you know
that the Mayan Indian people taught the world the concept
of 'zero'?
True! It was known to the Mayan people over 1,000 years before
being introduced
to Europe by Arabs in A.D. 800. Surprised yet?
Indian
Earth
Did you know
that Indian people were the first to show the world a new
way of looking
at the environment? Thus came the term 'ecology'!
Indian
Books
Did you know
that the oldest published book on the planet is a Hopi
Indian book
entitled 'Popov'? It's true! Surprised?
Miscellaneous
Indian Facts
One out of
every 100 people or so is an American Indian
Just 190 years ago, less than 8,000 non-Indians lived in Michigan
Pine sap is a great ointment to heal cuts
Raspberry-Leaf Tea will relieve menstrual symptoms
Tobacco is an Indian original (it was not abused as today)
Indians invented the rubber ball
LaCrosse is an old Indian game
Surprised?