Southwest Indians

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Southwest Indians

• The survivors of the heat

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Evolvement/Weather

• They evolved into surviving the heat but
  sometimes it got cold at night so they had a fire
  but it was not fueled by wood it was fueled by
  coal.

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Food

• They normally eat deer, rabbits, turkey, honey,
  sheep and they gather fruit, nuts and wild plants
  in baskets. The hopi grew many crops including
  corn, squash, beans, peppers, and wheat, as did
  their ancestors, the Ancient Ones.

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Shelter

• Its made of stone and adobe bricks. Other than
  stairs they used ladders. Pueblo Indians (Spanish
  pueblo, village), American Indians living in
  compact, apartment like villages of stone or
  adobe in northwestern New Mexico and northeastern
  Arizona. They belong to four distinct linguistic
  groups, but the cultures of the different
  villages are closely related.

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Where they lived

• The southwest native Americans lived in the south
  part of California, the south part of Nevada,
  Arizona, New Mexico, south part of Colorado and
  the north part of Mexico but it almost touches
  the Gulf of California.

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Ancestors

• The Apache ancestors were said to enter the area
  around 1100 B.C. and were once joined by the
  Navajo. In 1990, there were 50,051. Apaches in
  the United States.

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Hopi reservation

• Above is a map of the Hopi reservation. The Hopi
  reservation is in Arizona. They were forced into
  Arizona.

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Kachina

• To the right is a picture Of a Kachina. The
  Kachina Doll (pronounced - kuh CHEE' nah) is a
  significant part of the Hopi religion.
  Traditionally called Tihu the dolls are not play
  things, but rather representations of Hopi
  spirits that are used as teaching aides for the
  benefit of the Hopi children. Each Kachina Doll
  is believed to also contain a portion of the
  power of the Kachina spirit it represents. Each
  Kachina Doll is believed to also contain a
  portion of the power of the Kachina spirit it
  represents

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Sand Artistry

• Above is a sand painting Sand paintings were
  constructed on the floor of the Hogan by sifting
  various powdered herbs, sand, and other powdery
  material.

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Kiva

• The Pueblo men built a large underground chamber
  called Kivas for secret ceremonies. A modern Kiva
  is a rectangular or circular shape with a pit
  fire in the center and a timbered roof. An
  opening in the floor represent the entrance to
  the lower world and the place through which life
  emerged into this world.