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Why would Native Americans build their tribe near a river?

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All humans need water, for drinking, for cooking, for washing, and often as a way of disposing of sewage. Every major city in the world is built near a river. Paris, London, New York, Moscow, Rome, and so on. read more

Riverine communities tend to thrive because rivers bring life. Water, cooler weather, food, plants, and transportation are a few important attributes of the benefits of a river. Native American’s benefited from these things and many more from settling next to a river or rivers. read more

Most Native American tribes did not build mounds. The majority were constructed in the Lower Southeast, Ohio River Valley, Tennessee River Valley and the Mississippi River Valley. Some types of shell mounds can be found along the entire length of the United States’ Atlantic Coast. read more

There was a reason: For long years, the Lakota, the Blackfeet and the other Native American tribes understood how to live with nature. And it was based on the knowledge of how to live within the restrictions of the limited water supply of the "Great American desert" of North America. read more