Indians

A detailed Summary of Indians

The Native American Indians in the southwest region lived in areas of Arizona and villages in New Mexico, mostly the southern states of USA, southern Colarado and Southern Utah. These Pueblo people belonged to many different communities.They also spoke six different languages. They were named in the 1500 by Spanish explorers. The Spaniards found them living in the villages that resembled the Spanish towns and the word Pueblo in spanish means town. Most of these people lived in New Mexico, the majority of the people lived in Rio Grande, in areas between Taos and Albuquerque. Others lived in deserts or high plateau areas that were called Mesas in Laguna and Acoma in west-central New Mexico. The climate in this region was cold in the winters with snow, and dry, hot summers because of the deserts.

Each of the pueblo villages have their own government and their own organization. They were linked to one another in many customs that were similar. The Pueblo are very close to their homeland and their traditions. The natural resources that were available for housing were, stone or adobe structures that resembled apartment buildings. These homes had as many as four stories, and the indians used ladders to reach up to the upper levels. Man

Many other groups also lived near by. The Hopi indians live in parts of Arizona in the high mesas. One village called Oraibi, is one of the most well known Hopi villages in the United States. The Hopi make Kachina dolls. They also make and sell jewelry, baskets,and pottery. Religious dances are still important in their lives. They have cells underground in which they perform dances.

The villages were goverened by religious leaders. The pueblo held many religious ceremonies to promote harmony and order in the universe. They believed that if harmony and order in the universe that was maintained, the spirits would ensure abundant rain for the crops. They believed that everything was sacred. Planting was sacred,and was closely tied to their religious practices.

Many different indians tubes live in the southwest region of our country. They still perform and do the duties that were taught to them by their ancestors. Ways may have became modern, and some still follow ancient ways but what they believe in and their basic culture hasn't changed.

In 1598, the Spaniards established a settlement near a pueblo village. They forced the pueblo people to work for them, and give them the crops that they planted. They also forced them to follow the Roman Catholic religion. The Pueblo people pretended to accept the religion, but secretly practiced their own religion. From 1821 to 1846 , Mexico ruled the Pueblo lands. The united States then gained the territory by winning the Mexican War.

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