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Pueblo Native Americans
Includes the Hopi, Zuni, Keres, and Jemez Tribes
Where did they live?
The Pueblo tribes lived in the desert region of southwestern America.
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The Pueblo tribes lived in the desert region of southwestern America.
New Mexico and Arizona
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Partly in Utah and Colorado
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Southwestern United States
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Desert
Climate
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Arid (Dry)- very little water, precipitation, or humidity
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Hot during day
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Cold at night
Pueblo
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Permanent housing
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Build with adobe bricks- made of dried mud
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Could be many stories high
What did they eat?
Members of the Zuni tribe irrigate their fields. http://www.treehugger.com/culture/zuni-water-harvesting-techniques.html
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Pueblo Native Americans gathered the fruit from the yucca, a desert plant. By Robb Hannawacker, while working for Joshua Tree National Park [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Members of the Zuni tribe irrigate their fields. http://www.treehugger.com/culture/zuni-water-harvesting-techniques.html
Hunted...
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Rabbits
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Sent hunting parties into mountains or to plains
Farmed...
Irrigation- Pueblo tribes used systems of canals in order to water crops in the desert
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Corn
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Beans
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Pumpkins
Gathered wild plants
Clothing and Tools
These women were wearing dresses called mantas.
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These women were wearing dresses called mantas.
Clothing
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Made of cotton grown
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Decorated with shells, feathers, turquoise, and fur
Tools
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Ladders
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Spears
Art
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Wove Baskets
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Pottery
Resources
Crow Canyon Archeological Center. (2012, 2014). “Pueblo Indian history for kids.” Retrieved on February 15, 2015 from http://www.crowcanyon.org/EducationProducts/pueblo_history_kids/introduction.asp
Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. (20 Nov 2014). “Pueblo Indians.” The Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved on February 15, 2015 from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/482769/Pueblo-Indians
Herrmann, L. (29 Sep 2014). “Pueblo- Native Americans of the southwest.” Accessed February 15, 2015 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7IOowc544U
Hodge, F.W., Compiler. (13 Nov 2013). “Pueblo family.” The Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. Bureau of American Ethnology, Government Printing Office. Retrieved on February, 15 2015 from http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/pueblofamily.htm
www.legendsofamerica.com (2003-present). “Pueblo Indians- Oldest culture in the US.” Legends of America. Retrieved on February 15, 2015 from http://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-puebloindians.html