https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018 Pre-Columbian America en-us 2017-05-15 00:42:42 UTC 2017-05-16 02:14:24 UTC hello@padlet.com sstanio2018 https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171721947 Obviously, the Native Americans were important in this annual forest burning. However, just as important as the Natives were the Europeans who came to America. By overthrowing the Native Americans, the Europeans stopped the Natives from burning the forests. However, what the Natives did will carry over for centuries to come.]]> 2017-05-15 00:51:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171721947 sstanio2018 https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171722284 Annual burnings were a very common practice among the Native American tribes.]]> 2017-05-15 00:55:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171722284 sstanio2018 https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171723868 2017-05-15 01:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171723868 sstanio2018 https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171724198 This video perfectly sums up why the Native Americans used fire.]]> 2017-05-15 01:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171724198 sstanio2018 https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171724372 A specific example of the Natives purposefully setting fires would be when they burnt the under story of the forests. Acorns were a huge food source for the Native Americans, so obviously they tried everything they could to help with the production of them. They learned that by burning the forest under story, there would be openings in the canopy that allowed acorn-bearing oaks to grow better. Also, regular burning insect infestation in the oaks, which led to improved acorn quality.]]> 2017-05-15 01:18:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171724372 sstanio2018 https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171725402 We have learned from the Natives how helpful fires could actually be for future growth. It could be seen here how the natives use of fire impacted the future of America by passing down a tradition of forest burning. We learned from them that these burns could help restore nutrients to the soil which will in turn allow for plants to grow even more successfully in the future. Also, fires can help control weeds and other growth, which reduces the risk of wildfire. As you can see, what the Natives did hundreds of years ago is still impacting us today.]]> 2017-05-15 01:28:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171725402 sstanio2018 https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171725685 The Natives, just like us, had to clear parts of the forests to set up villages. Fires were the most efficient way to clear out a decent chunk of land that could be used by the Natives. Clearing out with fire also produced fireproof areas, where villages would be protected from destructive wild fires.]]> 2017-05-15 01:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171725685 sstanio2018 https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171725904 Combustion would be a key term here. Combustion is the process of burning something. The Native Americans were using the process of combustion every time they burnt a plant.]]> 2017-05-15 01:34:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171725904 sstanio2018 https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171726746 This video shows how we have learned from what the Natives have done and how we have applied them to our present day forests. This is also a great way to show actual footage of a forest being burned. Obviously, the Natives would not have been able to start the fires with blowtorches and fuel, but the end result would be the same: the plants catch on fire and burn into the ground.]]> 2017-05-15 01:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171726746 sstanio2018 https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171727440 Natives burnt these forests for reasons other than easier hunting and setting up villages. The Natives also burned abandoned fields to prevent them from growing over, and allowed them more space to plant tobacco and corn. Plants growth and yield would also increase after fires. Fire also allowed easier harvesting of some plant's seeds. In addition, Natives used a "fire surround" technique to collect and roast crickets, grasshoppers, moths, and to collect honey from bees. Similarly, fire would be used to kill off any insects, rodents, or mosses that would be a negative influence in the growth of a tree. Fires were also sometimes used as a signal to other Natives of possible enemies in the area, to gather to combat an enemy, or just to gather the different tribes together. Lastly, these fires were used to clear overgrown areas so that they could be traveled through easier by the Natives.]]> 2017-05-15 01:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171727440 sstanio2018 https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171895521 Would you want to hunt down this deer in this thick forest? Well the Native Americans didn't either. The Natives burnt the forests so that game like this would come out of the forest and go into the more open parts of the land]]> 2017-05-15 17:00:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171895521 sstanio2018 https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171980372 2017-05-16 01:24:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sstanio2018/sstanio2018/wish/171980372