Did the pre Columbian American Indians know how to swim?

Present-day American Indians (Native Americans) go swimming about as frequently as the rest of us do. Glancing at the historical record, there is plenty of evidence to refute the naive assumption that historic Indians did not know how to swim. read more

They swam for function and pleasure, but not the type of swimming taught and done now for artificial swimming competitions. This page may be out of date. Save your draft before refreshing this page. read more

Depiction of Native Americans belonging to Northeast tribes The Northeast tribes cleared forests to plant crops and used the lumber to build homes and make tools. The women of many of these tribes did all of the work with crops, while the men primarily hunted and fished. read more