Indigenous ingenuity : a celebration of traditional North American knowledge /

Havrelock, Deidre,

Indigenous ingenuity : a celebration of traditional North American knowledge / Deidre Havrelock and Edward Kay ; with illustrations by Kalila Fuller. - 256 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sustainable land 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.

Corn. Chocolate. Fishing hooks. Boats that float. Recorded history and folklore. Lifesaving disinfectant. Forest-fire management. Our lives would be unrecognizable without these and countless other scientific discoveries and technological inventions from Indigenous North Americans. From transportation to civil engineering, hunting technologies to astronomy, and architecture to agriculture, Indigenous Ingenuity is an unforgettable introduction to STEM fields, featuring interactive activities, recipes, and science experiments.

3-6 8.2 1200L Lexile

9780316413336 9780316413435

2022057272


Ethnoscience--North America--Juvenile literature.
Traditional ecological knowledge--North America--Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature.
Ethnoscience.


Illustrated works.

GN476 / .H38 2023

500.89 HAV