Southwestern Native Americans

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Southwestern Native Americans
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Where did they live?

• Native Americans lived in the region that
  included what is today Arizona, New Mexico, and
  parts of Colorado, and Utah.

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What tribes settled here?

• This area had two main tribes that settled here
  long ago. The Hopi and the Zuni.

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How did they live?

• The Native Americans in this area developed a
  village way of life. They later became known as
  the Pueblo Indians. Pueblo means village in
  Spanish. Their buildings were much like the
  Anasazi. They were built like apartments that
  had high rises sitting atop of mesas.

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What did they eat?

• With the village lifestyle they were able to farm
  like their ancestors (the Anasazi). They grew
  corn, beans, squash, and cotton.

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How were they governed?

• Men governed the village, but women owned all of
  the property and passed it down through their
  daughters.

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What were some of the traditions?

• Men wove cloth and women wove baskets. It was
  tradition for the men to weave the bridal gown
  for the sons future wife and for a female of the
  brides family to weave a basket for the groom.

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What was the weather like?

• The Hopi were in need of rain, therefore they had
  Kachinas which they hoped would bring rain. They
  had a dance that they would perform as well in
  order to bring rain. The Hopi would come from
  the Kiva (underground chambers) because this is
  where they believed they came from into the
  world.

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