Here is a list of five things from Native American cultures that are still used today domestically and internationally. Besides what is not on the list, others include, guacamole, lacrosse and camouflage.
- Thanksgiving - Wampanoag: Thanksgiving is a popular holiday in the United States. But before the Europeans came, the Wampanoags were doing Thanksgiving beforehand, and ate dishes that we still eat on Thanksgiving today; cornbeard, turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, etc.
- Hockey - Sauk, Foxes and Assiniboine: Hovkey was originally called "Shinny", and was played with a ball made of buckskin and a curved stick. Unlike in the modern world, you can play either floor hockey or ice hockey, these Native American groups only played it in the winter.
- Hammocks - Taino culture in Central America: Native Americans used hammocks in Central America as a way to rest and sleep. After the colonizers came to Central America, they found the hammocks comfortable and somehad the indigenous people start making hammocks for profit.
- Popcorn - Aztec & Iroquois Indians: Popcorn was used as a snack, and also used on headresses, necklaces, and ornaments. One way it is still in modern culture is how it it a popular snack to watch movies with, and how people hang it on christmas trees.
- Gumbo - Native American Choctaws: This is a very popular dish in the Southern states of America and escpecially in Lousiana. It was originally made from Native Americans, who shared the recipe with slaves and poor white farmers.
Hope this helps, have a blessed and wonderful day!
