Contributions of Native Americans to the Western World

    Many of the foods Indians used before European contact have changed the diet of the world, for example corn, white and sweet potatoes, manioc, squashes, pumpkins, tomatoes, strawberries, maple sugar, cacao, chile peppers, ... Of the variety of foods we can eat today, almost 60% came from the Americas. Also, Indians contributed to the success of Europeans in the new land by teaching them survival skills, trading with them, serving as scouts, showing them new lands and ceding them land and the resources of it.
     But the influence of Indians does not end here. The American Constitution, the basis of the democracy in the world, had Indian contribution. The Iroquois helped the Founding Fathers to model the constitution.
     Indians contributed to society in the past, they contribute to society nowadays. Have you realized how many states and cities of the U.S. have Indian names? Have you bought any product with an Indian name? Have you studied artists with Indian origin? Have you read literature written by authors with Indian background? I guess no, so open your mind and be aware of the Indian heritage.