Native American's had a different diet according to where they were and what environment was around them. The main foods they mostly ate that was most commonly found was deer meat, corn, greens, berries, squash and wild rice.
Corn was a huge part in Native American culture they used different types of corn such as harinilla and/ or blue corn meal. Harinilla could be made into flour and other starches, and out of the flour they could make tortillas.The meats they also ate was a variety also. The meats include deer, buffalo, prairie dog, pork, mutton, rabbits, and lamb.
Eastern Native American most popular food was called the Three sisters. The Three sisters included corn, beans, and squash. These were domestic crops they planted. The other domestic crops they had were sunflower, maygrass, little barley, and sumpweed/ marsh elder. Southeastern Native Americans foods was similar to the Eastern Native Americans but different. They formed the starting block that "real" southern food is based on. The corn helped make cornbread, grits, and also liquors and whiskey which were important trading items. The native americans also introduced to non-Native american southerners to squash, pumpkin, different types of beans, tomatoes, and many types of peppers. Northwestern Native American tribes food was more different than from the Southeastern and Eastern tribes. Their food consist of salmon, and other types of fish, berries, mushrooms, deer, duck, and rabbit.
All the Native Americans from different areas had unique but the same food supple. They all had some type of corn, deer meat, and berries. Each area they were in had different types of food and climates, so the Native American had to adapt and farm their land.
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