Native americans made up the largest segment in the 1700s how did they the settlers when they first arrived

Native Americans helped the settlers by teaching them how to dry meat, how to plant corn and other crops and how to distinguish toxic plants for eatable ones. They also provided them with food and taught them to use herbs for medical purposes. Moreover, through Native Americans' assistance, the settlers learned how to navigate from one place to another by water and land.

no questions on whether they are allowed that right