Canku Ota - A Newsletter Celebrating Native America
July 29, 2000 - Issue 15

Native Jobs 500 Years Ago

Have your ever wondered what you would have been doing with your life had you lived in "the Americas" before the arrival of non-Natives??
       

Let's go back in time, say about 500 years.
You might have been doing one of these jobs:

       

Warrior

Hunter
       

Storyteller

 

Trader
       

Builder

Clothes maker
       

Medicine Person

Food Gatherer
       

Chief or Family Head

Fast forward to 2000.
What would these traditional jobs be today?

Warrior

Athlete
Soldier
Sailor
     

Hunter

Hunting Guide
Trapper
Wildlife Technician
Fisherman
     

Storyteller

Writer
Teacher
Actor
     

Trader

Retailer
Stock Broker
Manufacturer
     

Builder

Architect
Carpenter
Carver
     

Clothes Maker

Artist
Fashion Designer
Seamstress
     

Medicine Person

Doctor
Ethnobotanist
Health Care Provider
     

Food Gatherer

Farmer
Dietitian
Cook
     

Chief

Politician
Executive Director
     
Can you think of any other traditional "jobs" and what they would have evolved into in modern times?

 

 

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