They also utilized snowshoes to travel upon the snow. The ships of the French were too large to be maneuvered through the narrow rivers and streams so they adopted the canoe for transportation. Despite their dislike for corn, they used it as a valuable food resource. The Iroquois game of Lacrosse was adopted by Europeans and remains popular today. These are all examples of the principle of diffusion.
Cultures often borrow materials from one another.
Two cultures cannot interact without being at least subtly changed by the other. The museum of St. Marie focused more on the changes that European society brought to the Native Americans. However, when we spoke to the guide he told us of ways in which the French gained knowledge from the Native Americans. He showed us the boots and snowshoes of the Indians. These were kept in the living site and not obviously displayed in the museum portion.