Survival skills of Native Americans that we can still use today

It seems that the art of survival has got lost through these modern ages of technology and comfortable living that we know today.

Here at Outdoor Revival we love survival, bushcraft and living outdoors, it’s what most of us get up to in our spare time, but there are a people that are true masters, and we’ve much to learn from them.

Native Americans created entire nations without all the “advanced” gadgets that we have now, and yet they were a thousand times more capable of surviving in nature. Indian tribes are probably the best example of how to live from the land, still, respect it and save it for the generations to come.

 

 

They lived in harmony, protecting their resources and taking care of the environment. Native Americans were first class survivors. Their traditional skills are mostly forgotten or ignored by our modern society, instead of learning from these master survivors.

 

         Hunting Bison in the USA by George Catlin – Library and Archives Canada

Here you can see some of the Native American survival skills that help you understand the importance of treating nature with respect while surviving in the wilderness.

Predicting the weather

Reading Nature’s signs can help predict the weather, locate an enemy, never get lost and track an animal.

Even small children could look around and predict what would happen because this skill was passed to them from when they were babies. The most useful thing to learn from the wise Native American tribes is predicting the weather by observing the clouds and the animal behavior.

High and wispy clouds are an indicator for clear weather. Bloated clouds with flat bottoms that grow in their width are a sign that the storm is on the way.

Animal behavior is also a good guide for weather prediction. When squirrels start gathering a lot of food, more than usual that’s a sign for a long and cold winter. Horses and cattle get nervous when a severe storm is nearing.