Native American technology and art is far from "primitive".
Across this vast Turtle Island, different Peoples have developed and expressed their own complex technologies. Often, craft specialization is influenced by the different environments people live in, or by trade and information networks. Native American technology is the product of thousands of years of expertise and oral traditions.
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