User:Maddie.m2/Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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The Indigenous peoples of the Americas are those who lived in the region prior to European colonization in the 15th century, and those who still identify with these ancestral groups. They are a diverse population, with some historically being hunter-gatherers and others practicing agriculture and aquaculture. Certain Indigenous societies developed advanced civilizations before European contact, including monumental architecture, organized cities, and sophisticated systems in areas such as engineering, mathematics, medicine, and metallurgy.

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Many Native American dog breeds were utilized across the Americas, including the Canadian Eskimo dog, the Carolina dog, and the chihuahua. In the Great Plains, some Indigenous groups used dogs to pull travois, while others, like the Tahltan bear dog, were specifically bred for hunting larger game. Certain Andean cultures even bred dogs like the Chiribaya to herd llamas. Unfortunately, most of these native breeds became extinct as they were replaced by European dog breeds.