"Inventiveness and ingenuity from North America's First Nations.Everyone knows that moccasins, canoes and toboggans were invented by the Aboriginal people of North America, but did you know that they also developed their own sign language, as well as syringe needles and a secret ingredient in soda pop?
Depending on where they lived, Aboriginal communities relied on their ingenuity to harness the resources available to them-
Other clever inventions and innovations include: diapers, asphalt, megaphones, hair conditioner, surgical knives, sunscreen along with many others."
The author is an Ojibwe band member.B&N.com
