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About the NativeTech Website
--What's New: Recent Additions to NativeTech
--What is Native American Technology and Art
----Definition of "Primitive"
------Native American technicians and artists
------Traditional tools and materials
------Ideas expressed through Native American art
----Awards NativeTech has Received
----About Tara Prindle
----Using Netscape with this Website

Contemporary Issues about Native American Art
--In the News - Top news stories

BEADWORK
--Beads and Pendants -- Meaning in Native American Life
----Beads and Pendants; Display in the Eastern Forests
--Bead and Pendant Types of the Northeast
----Bone & Antler
----Ceramic
----Metal
----Shell
----Stone
--Bead Weaving Techniques and Analysis
----Index to Techniques of Woven Beadwork using Diagrams
----Hand-Held Beadwork Techniques:
------wire weave
------wire weave on loom
------wire weave on loom with multiple rows
------double strand wire weave
----Bias-Weave Beadwork Techniques:
------bias weave
------bias weave variation
----Loomed Beadwork Techniques:
------bow loom
------loom terminology
----Loomed Double-Strand Square-Weave Techniques:
------double strand square weave
------double strand weave using over-under pattern
------double strand weave with multiple rows
------double strand weave using split thong
----Loomed Single-Strand Square-Weave Techniques:
------single strand square weave with wrapped endwarps
------single strand weave with under over pattern
------single strand weave with twisted endwarps
------single strand weave with doubled twisted warps
--Woven Wampum Beadwork
----For additional reading on wampum
----Some pictures adapted from published sources on wampum
----Single-Strand Square Weave Technique
----Double-Strand Square Weave Technique
--Introduction and Use of Glass Beads
----Value of Glass Beads and Native Americans
----European Sources of Glass Beads in the Northeast
----Glass Beadwork in the Northeast
------Tips on Sewing Beads to Leather
------Applique Techniques with Glass Beads
------Lane Stitch Techniques with Glass Beads
------Edging Techniques with Glass Beads
------Floral and Geometric Design Building Blocks
------Interactive Beadwork Designer
--Beadwork Bibliography and Books to Buy On-Line

BIRDS & FEATHERS
--Contemporary Single Wrapped Feather Styles
----Materials Needed For Wrapped Feathers
----Style 1 -- Traditional
----Style 2 -- Contemporary Prairie
----Style 3 -- Contemporary Eastern
----Style 4 -- Contemporary Northeast
--Turkey Tail Fans of the Southeast and Prairie Regions
--Flat Fans of the Plains Region
--Feather Identification
---Feather 1
---Feather 2
---Feather 3
---Feather 4
---Feather 5
---Feather 6
---Feather 7
---Feather 8
---Golden Eagle Description
---Red Tail Hawk Description
---Great Horned Owl Description
---Turkey Vulture Description
---Wild Turkey Description

CLAY & POTTERY
--Pottery in Southern New England
----Chronology of southern New England Pottery
----Preparing Clay
----Temper Mixed into Clay
----Making a Clay Pot
----Tools Used to Decorate Pottery
----Firing Pottery
----A Photographic Tour of Firing Pottery
----Pottery Bibliography and Books to Buy On-Line

LEATHER & CLOTHES
--Regional Overview of Clothing Styles
----Map of Culture Areas with Illustrated Clothing
------Northeast Region - Mid-Atlantic Tribes
------Northeast Region - Southern New England Tribes
------Northeast Region - Northern New England Tribes
------Northeast Region - Northern Tribes
------Northeast Region - Iroquois Tribes
------Great Lakes Region
------Great Lakes Region
------Southeast Region
------Prairie Region
------Plains Region
------Great Basin and Plateau Regions
------Southwest Region
------California, Northwest Coast and Sub-Arctic Regions
--Overview of Native American Footwear -- Moccasins
----Clickable Map of North America with Native American Varieties of Moccasins
-------Arapaho Moccasins
-------Blackfeet Moccasins
-------Cheyenne Moccasins
-------Chippewa Moccasins
-------Comanche Moccasins
-------Cree Moccasins
-------Crow Moccasins
-------Flathead Moccasins
-------Kiowa Moccasins
-------Lenape Moccasins
-------Sioux Moccasins
-------Ute Moccasins
----Instructions for Center-seam Moccasins
--Native American Mittens & Gloves
----Instructions for Mittens
----Examples of Mittens
----References for Mittens
----Pattern for Adult's Mittens
----Pattern for Child's Mittens
--Leather Bags and Pouches
----Awl Sheath
----Needle Case
----Strike-a-lite Bag
----Tobacco Pouch
----Native American Puzzle Pouches
--Tanning & the Preservation of Other Animal Parts
----Brain Tanning Hides
----Brain Tanning Deer Hides
----Removing Deer Toes
----Preserving Deer Tails
----Preserving a Hide with the Fur On
--Leather & Clothes Bibliography and Books to Buy On-Line

Inupiat Heritage and Traditional Hunting ~ by Mary Lum Sage
--Traditional Boat Construction
--Inupiat Links

19TH CENTURY SEMINOLE MEN`S CLOTHING
--Forward ~ by Rick Obermeyer
----Starting Research ~ by Jason Baird Jackson
----Versimilitude ~ comments by Rick Obermeyer
----Creek = Seminole? ~ comments by Rick Obermeyer
--The Plain Shirt ~ by M. E. (Pete) Thompson
----Pattern for the Plain Shirt
----Instructions for sewing together the Plain Shirt
--The Long Shirt ~ by M. E. (Pete) Thompson and Rick Obermeyer
----Longshirt Pattern & Construction
----Longshirt Finishing
----Longshirt Appendices & References
--Creek/Seminole Moccasins ~ notes from a Darry Wood demonstration
----Making Creek / Seminole Moccasins
----References for Creek/Seminole Moccasins
--Leggings ~ by Pete Thompson and Rick Obermeyer
----Cloth Leggings ~ by Pete Thompson
----Buckskin Leggings ~ by Pete Thompson, Rick Obermeyer and David Mott
----References for Leggings
--Beaded Pouches and Bandoliers ~ by David J. Mott and Rick Obermeyer
----Beading & Designs
----Backing, Edging and Detailing
----Seminole Bandolier Attachment and Conclusions
----Appendix and References for Seminole Pouches & Bandoliers
--Fingerwoven Sashes and Garters ~ comments by Rick Obermeyer
----Finger Weaving Instructions ~ by Richard Conn
--ACCESSORIES ~ Quotes, various
----Breechcloths ~ by Rick obermeyer
----Seminole Silver Work ~ by Michael R. Brown
------Gorgets (Late 19th Cent. Style) ~ by Clayton C. Carroll
--------Patterns for Gorgets
--------Clayton C. Carroll's Instructions for making Gorgets
----Turbans ~ by Rick Obermeyer
----Peace Medals ~ by Michael R. Brown
----Beads ~ by Michael R. Brown
----Face Painting ~ by David Mott and Rick Obermeyer
--O.A. Ceremonial Team Guideline

PLANTS & TREES
--BIRCHBARK
----Native American Uses for Birchbark
------Ojibway Legend: Winabojo and the Birch Tree
----Containers and Utensils
------Birchbark Seamless Containers
------Birchbark Sewn Containers
------Birchbark Sewn Makak Containers
------Birchbark Utensils
----Canoes
------Diagram of a Traditional Full-Size Birchbark Canoe
------Instructions for miniature birchbark canoe model
------Instructions for a birchpaper canoe edged with sweetgrass
----Birchbark Fans
------Instructions for Full-size Birchbark Fans
------Instructions for Miniature Birchbark Fans
----Other Uses for Birchbark
------Birchbark ball and triangle game
------Birchbark transparensies and cutouts
----Birchbark Bibliography and Books to Buy On-Line
--BRANCHES, TWIGS & ROOTS
----Dream Catchers
------About the Dream Catcher--.
------Jim Shupe's Three-Part FAQ on Dream Catchers
------Instructions for Dream Catchers
----Tamarack Trees & Traditions
------An Introduction to Tamarack Trees & Traditions
------How to make Tamarack Twig Goose Decoys
----Willow Branches & other Twigs and Roots
------Spruce
------Cedar
------Pine
--------Learn How to make Woodsman Epoxy
----Willow Toys and Figures
------Instructions for Split Willow Stick Deer
------Instructions for Split Willow Dolls
----Wigwams
------Early Historic Descriptions of Wigwams
------Basic Wigwam Construction
------A Photographic Tour of Contemporary Wigwams
----Branches, Twigs & Roots Bibliography and Books to Buy On-Line
--CATTAILS
----Cattails and Grasses used for Textiles
----Uses for Cattails and Grasses
----Cattails; Supermarket of the Swamps
----Duck Decoys
------Instructions for Native American Style Duck Decoys
----Sewn Mats
----Toys Using Cattail
------Instructions for Toy Cattail Dolls
------Instructions for Toy Cattail Ducks
--Cattail & Grasses Bibliography and Books to Buy On-Line
--CORNHUSKS
----Native American History of Corn
------Uses of Indian Corn
------Recipes from the Woodland Culture Area
----Planting a Three Sisters Garden
----Cornhusk Dolls
------Why Cornhusk Dolls have No Face
------Instructions for Making Cornhusk Dolls
----Twined Cornhusk Bottles
------Cornhusk Bottles -- Story of the Seven Thunders
------Instructions for Twined Cornhusk Bottle
----Cornhusk Masks
----Cornhusk Bibliography and Books to Buy On-Line
--INDIGENOUS PLANTS
----Plants Gathered in the Northeast
--------AMERICAN BEECH (Fagus grandifolia)
--------AMERICAN ELDERBERRY (Sambuvus canadensis)
--------ASH (Fraxinus species)
--------BASSWOOD (Tilia americana)
--------BEDSTRAW (Galium aparine)
--------BINDWEED (Convolvulus sepium)
--------BIRCH (Betula species)
--------BLOODROOT (Sanguinaria canadensis)
--------BLUEBERRY ----(Vaccinium species)
--------BLUE FLAG (Iris versicolor)
--------BRACKEN FERN (Polypodium vulgare)
--------BULLRUSH (Scirpus validus)
--------BURDOCK (Arctium minus)
--------BUTTERFLY WEED (Asclepias tuberosa)
--------CATTAIL (Typha latifolia)
--------COMMON WOOD SORREL (Oxalis montana)
--------DAISY FLEABANE (Erigeron annuus)
--------DOGBANE (Apocynum cannabinum)
--------DOGWOOD (Cornus species)
--------GREEN FALSE HELLEBORE (Veratrum viride)
--------GOLDENROD (Solidago odora)
--------GROUND PINE (Lycopodium clavatum)
--------HICKORY (Carya Species)
--------HOG PEANUT (Amphicarpase monica)
--------HOP HORNBEAM (Ostrya virginiana)
--------INDIAN CUCUMBER (Medeola virginica)
--------INDIAN PIPE (Monotropa unifolora)
--------INDIAN TOBACCO (Lobelia inflata)
--------JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT (Arisaema triphyllum)
--------JEWELWEED (Impatiens biflora)
--------JUNIPER (Juniperus communis)
--------LADY'S-SLIPPER (Cypripedium pubescens)
--------MAPLE (Acer saccharum)
--------MAPLE LEAFED VIBURNUM (Virburnum acerifolium)
--------MILKWEED (Asclepias Syriaca)
--------MULTIFLORA ROSE (Rosa Multiflora)
--------NETTLE (Urtica species)
--------OAK (Quercus species)
--------PARTRIDGE BERRY(Mitchela repens)
--------PHRAGMITES (P. Communis)
--------PICKEREL WEED (Pontedaria cordata)
--------PINE (Pinus species)
--------PIPSISSEWA (Chimaphila umbellata)
--------PLANTAIN (Plantago species)
--------RED CEDAR (Juniperus virginiana)
--------RED TRILLIUM(Trillium erectum)
--------SKUNK CABBAGE (Symplocarpusfae foetidus)
--------SLIPPERY ELM (Ulmus fulua)
--------SOLOMON'S SEAL (Polygonatum biflorum)
--------SPICEBUSH (Lindera benzoin)
--------SPRUCE (Picea species)
--------SUMAC (Rhus species)
--------SWEET WHITE VIOLET (Viola blanda)
--------TAMARACK (Larix laricina)
--------TREMBLING ASPEN (Populustremuloides)
--------VIRGINIA CREEPER (Part henocissus quinquefolia)
--------WATER LILIES (Yellow - Nuphar advena / White - Nymphaea alba)
--------WILD GERANIUM (Geranium maculatum)
--------WILD GRAPE (Vitis species)
--------WILD SARSAPARILLA (Aralia nudicaulis)
--------WILD STRAWBERRY (Fragaria vesca)
--------WILLOW (Salix species)
--------WINTERGREEN (Gaultheria procumbens)
--------WITCH HAZEL (Hamamelis virginiana)
--------SWEET FLAG (Acornus calamus)
--------YARROW (Achillea millefolium)
----Gathering Hike in Mansfield, CT
----Endangered Plants
----Hauednosaunee Names for Selected Plants - Interactive questions
--MI'KMAQ MEDICINES, FOODS AND TEAS
----About Laurie Lacey
------Birch, Yellow (Betula allegheniensis Britt.)
------Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis L.)
------Plantain (Plantago major L.)
------Sweet Fern (Comptonia peregrina L. Coult.)
------Mi'kmaq people of Atlantic Canada
----SUGAR BUSH An Ojibwe/Metis Account of Maple Sugaring by Pierre Girard
----USES FOR SWEETGRASS
----Indigenous Plants Bibliography and Books to Buy On-Line

METALWORK
--Introduction to Contact and Precontact Period Copper & Brass Metalwork
--Kettle Manufacture and Repair
--Brass & Copper Bead Making
--Sheet Metal Pendants & Ornaments
--Native Rings and Bracelets
--Metal Spoon Making
--Arrow Tips
--Smoking Pipes
--Brass and Copper Wire Work
--Metal Casting
--Tinkling Cones ~ Past & Present Traditions
--Native Metal Work Bibliography and Books to Buy On-Line

PORCUPINE QUILLS
--About Porcupines
--Quillwork FAQ - Questions about Quillwork...
--Tools and Types of Quillwork
--Background on Porcupine Quill Embroidery
--Introduction to Techniques and Methods of Porcupine Quillwork
----The Zig-Zag Technique
----The Parallel or Band Technique
----The Single-quill Line Technique
----Plaiting Techniques
--Preparation of Porcupine Quills
--Natural Dyes for Porcupine Quills
--Quill Looming Techniques
--Quill Wrapping on Rawhide
--Porcupine Quill Decoration on Birch Bark
----Materials & Tools for Decorating Bark with Quills
----Quill Decorated Boxes and Other Bark Objects
----Designs used in Quilling on Birch Bark
----Techniques and Patterns to Attach Quills to Birch Bark
----Instructions for Making a Quilled Birch Bark Pendant
----Bibliographic References for Quill Decoration on Birch Bark
--Strung & Threaded Porcupine Quill Jewelry Bracelets, Chokers and Earrings
--Quillwork Bibliography and Books to Buy On-Line

STONEWORK & TOOLS
--Common Stone Types and Northeastern Lithic Technologies
----Minerals
----Sedimentary
----Metamorphic
----Volcanic
--Flaked Stone Tool Technology
----The Life Cycle of Flaked Stone
--Groundstone Technology in the Northeast
--A Catalogue of Lithic Tool Types ~ my material on ArchNet
--Native American Projectile Point Types of Southern New England
--My Hammer Stone, Antler Billet, and Pressure flaker ~ on ArchNet
--Projectile Points of Southern New England. ~ a chart
--POINT ~ projectile point classification software program

WEAVING & CORDAGE
--Overview of Native American Basketry
----Early Historic Accounts of Basket and Bag Weaving in the Northeast
--FINGER-WEAVING AND TWINING IN THE EASTERN FORESTS
----Belts, Sashes & Garters
------Instructions for Finger Weaving Belts
----Twining and False-Embroidery
--Cordage, Rope & String from Plant and Animal materials
----animated video on cordage
----Weaving, Basketry & Cordage Bibliography and Books to Buy On-Line

NativeTech: GAMES & TOYS
--Games & Toys
----Ring and Pin
----Bundle and Pin
----Ball and Triangle
----Buzzers
----Shuttlecock
----Little Pines
----Hoop and Dart
----Bowl and Dice
----Play the Bowl and Dice Game on-line
----Play the Shuttlecock and Battledoor Game on-line
----Guess the Word Before the Turtle Hides in His Shell!
----Virtual Paper Dolls
----Mazes: Help the Chipmunk Find His Acorns
----Virtual Coloring Book
----Concentration - Match the Basket Designs
----Ojibwemowin Language Matching Game
----Porcupine Quills & Natural Dyes - Matching Game
----Some Other Games
----Games & Toys Bibliography and Books to Buy On-Line

NativeTech: FOOD & RECIPES
--Food & Recipes - A database of hundreds of recipes and growing. Please submit your own!
----Food & Recipe Bibliography and Books to Buy On-Line

POEMS & STORIES
----About Longtrail Snowbird
------ The Gift
------ The Ghost Woman and Heavy Collar of the Bloods
------ Eagle Hunter
------ Shin'in Times Beyond
------ The Sun Dogs of Winter
------ Buffalo as a Food Source
----About Les Tate
------ The Shelter
------ Time Walker Trilogy
------ Are You An Indian?
----About T. W. Martindale
------Season of Cheer
------Crystal Tears
------For Those Who Cried
------Whispers In The Wind
------Cry Freedom
------Quiet Companion
------Enter The Butterfly
------Kiss The Wind
------Vapors
----About Ted Wilburn
------Little Two-Hands, Talking
------My Cherokee Rosetta Stone
------Faces in My Dreams
------Who Are You?
----About Edward Ivan Madahbee
------Be Strong
------The End?
----About Tara Prindle
------'Twas the Night Before Ojibwe Christmas
------Original Man and Wolf
----Mr. Rock As told by Thunder-God

Scenes from the Eastern Woodlands - A virtual tour circa 1550
--Building our wigwam
--Tending to our garden
--Making our stone tools
--Grinding our corn and nuts
--Catching fish in a net from our canoe
--Bathing ourselves at the stream
--Cooking our food we gather
--Working inside our wigwam
--Making our pots
--Playing our hoop and dart game
--Picking cherries for our bread
--Learning to shoot our arrows

Ojibwe Culture & Language Resources on the Internet
--An Ojibwe Language Word List

Instructional Workshop Pamphlets

NativeTech's Bookpages: Native Bibliographies and Books to Buy On-line.

OTHER NativeTech RESOURCES
--NativeTech's Internet Links to Native American Art Resources
----Internet Links to Beads & Beadwork
----Internet Links to Birds& Feathers
----Internet Links to Clay & Pottery
----Internet Links to Leather & Clothing
----Internet Links to Metal Working
----Internet Links to Plants, Wood Twigs & Branches
----Internet Links to Porcupine Quillwork & Hair
----Internet Links to Stone & Other Tools
----Internet Links to Weaving & Cordage
----Internet Links to Food & Recipes
----Internet Links to Games & Toys
----Internet Links to Music & Performance
----Internet Links to Powwows & Calendars
----Internet Links to Stories & Oral History
----Internet Links to History, Issues & Anthropology
----Internet Links to Reenacting & Living History
----Internet Links to Museums & Exhibits
----Internet Links to Workshops in New England
----Internet Links to Craft Supplies & Sources
----Internet Links to Native Galleries on the Web
--Native American-Related Messageboards

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Text and Graphics
© 1994 - Tara Prindle
unless otherwise cited.


	Text and Graphics © 1994 - Tara Prindle unless otherwise cited.