Native American Facts | Facts about Native Americans

How sharp are beaver teeth?

Beaver teeth are so sharp that Native Americans once used them as knife blades.

Native Americans dried blueberries to preserve them.

The "Three Sisters" are corn, beans, and squash, which Native Americans planted together.

Sunflowers are native to North America and were domesticated by Native Americans.

The Klamath people's oral traditions describe the eruption that created Crater Lake.

A Native American legend tells of a chief's daughter connected to the creation of Multnomah Falls.

Multnomah Falls is named after the Multnomah people.

The Multnomah people called Mount Hood "Wy'east."

The Bridge of the Gods over the Columbia River is named after a Native American legend and is the lowest point on the Pacific Crest Trail.

Celilo Falls, an ancient Native American fishing site, was flooded by The Dalles Dam in 1957.