Before horses and wheeled vehicles, mothers worldwide carried their babies using slings, straps and backpacks. When Europeans arrived on North American shores, however, they had shifted to putting babies in cradles and cribs and not carrying them around as often.
The term papoose is a Narragansett word for child. It is also commonly used to refer to baby carriers, backpacks and cradleboards.
American Indian women today typically keep their babies physically close and have continued many traditional child-rearing practices.
We now see women and men of all races carrying their babies close to them and going about their usual business, whether it’s hiking, shopping, washing the car… or going online to buy next season’s
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