What Did American Indians Eat, Actually? Two articles. Indians’ diets were overwhelmingly plant-based, as in the case of the Monacans, according to this docent, 98 percent. onegreenplanet.org/…/what-did-american-indians-…/ Among my own people, the Choctaw Indians of Mississippi and Oklahoma, vegetables are the traditional diet mainstay. A French manuscript of the eighteenth century describes the Choctaws vegetarian leanings in shelter and food. The homes were constructed not of skins, but of wood, mud, bark and cane. The principal food, eaten daily from earthen pots, was a vegetarian stew containing corn, pumpkin and beans. The bread was made from corn and acorns. Other common favorites were roasted corn and corn porridge. The ancient Choctaws were, first and foremost, farmers. Even the clothing was plant based, artistically embroidered dresses for the women and cotton breeches for the men. Choctaws have never adorned their hair with feathers. Native Americans and Vegetarianism whale.to/a/laws.html
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