>> Native Americans, as most of us know, seemed to have had such a
>> spiritual
>> connection with the land that sustained them. They spent a lot of
>> time near
>> rivers and streams. Their clothing was inspired so much by the natural
>> world surrounding them, and in my opinion, some of the clothing
>> even seems
>> to remind me of the interesting colors and patterns of which
>> many Darters
>> boast on their bodies. Is it possible their is some connection???.....
>I'd say there probably wasn't any connection unless you're thinking of
>something specific. If darters had such an impact on their dress don't you
>think we'd have seen more evidence of darters in their customs and
>religions? (And colorful birds would have been around that water, too, and
>more visible.) :-)
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