Everywhere you look, you see Native American influences in colors and patterns. Europeans, visiting the North American continent for the first time, were not surprised to find people living here. However, they were very surprised to find the color and diversity of design evidenced by Native American people. Everywhere they looked they saw color, design and breathtaking art, much of it based on the ebb and flow of nature, the beauty of wild animals or the majesty of the heavens.