Writing Academic English 4th Edition

58 Partn I.WritinganEssay

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rugswovenbywomenoftheNavajo
IJedworksofartin theUnitedStat
jewel. ..' ilverandturquoiseisalsoverypopu. veryexpensive.
Especiallyin theWesternandsouthwesternregionsoftheUnitedStates,native
craftssuchaspottery,leatherproducts,andbeadworkcanbefoundin many
homes;In(jeed,nativeartandhandicraftsarea treasuredpartofU.S.cUlture.
. In.additiontolanguageandart,agricultureis anotherareainwhichNative
Americanshada greatandlastinginfluenceonthepeopleswhoarrivedhere
fromEurope,Africa,andAsia.Beingskilledfarmers,theNativeAmericansof
NorthAmericataughtthenewcomersmanythingsaboutfarmingtechniques
andcrops.EveryU.S.schoolchildhasheardthestoryofhowNativeAmericans
taughtthefirstsettlerstoplacea deadfishin a plantingholeto providefertilizer
forthegrowingplant.Furthermore,theytaughtthesettlersirrigationmethods
andcroprotation.ManyofthefoodspeopleintheUnitedStateseattodaywere
introducedtotheEuropeansbyNativeAmericans.Forexample,cornand
chocolatewereunknowninEurope.NowtheyarestaplesintheU.S.diet.
Finally,it maysurprisesomepeopletolearnthatcitizensoftheUnitedStates
arealsoindebted^3 tothenativepeopleforourformofgovernment.TheIroquois,
whowereanextremelylargetribewithmanybranchescalled"nations,"had

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'NativeAmericans:AmericanIndians

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3indebted:owinggratitude