Native American Baby Superstitions
Straight from the mouths of old wives from Native Americans, here are the Native American baby superstitions.
Your Baby is What You Eat
Native Americans believed that eating certain foods would affect how your baby would turn out.
- Berries will cause birthmarks
- Steelhead salmon will give the baby weak ankles
- Seagulls or cranes will create a cry-baby
Birth
- Dunk male babies in water to assure they'll be strong, brave, and good hunters.