PRIMITIVE SKILLS

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This page contains some of the primitive skills used by Native Americans to manufacture the goods they used and traded.  New skills will be added as information becomes available.

FLINT KNAPPING   

SMALL SCALE THERMAL ALTERATION 

FIRE BUILDING  

BOW DRILL: PART 1 - FIRE MAKING

MAKING NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY

SALT USAGE BY NATIVE AMERICANS