Southwest

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Southwest
Native American TribesNavajosHopis

• Created By
• Dakota Galloway
• Jessica Evans
• Brittany McCoy
• Kristanna Stockton

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Houses

• Hopis Pueblos
• One room
• Built with stones, sand and, mud
• They sat on blankets and benches
• The homes had holes in the roof
• 500 people could live in one home
• Their home was like an apartments
• People had to climb ladders to enter

• Navajos HOGAN
• Hogan homes were built with sticks, earth, hides,
  or what ever was available

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People

• Hopis
• Anasazi were their ancestors
• Men Hunters
• Women prepared food

• Navajos
• Nomads

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Religion

• Navajos
• Religious leader was the Shamans
• Believe in gods called
• the Holy People
• Had special services called ceremonies

• Hopis
• Believed in the Kachinas
• Had special services called ceremonies

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Land Four Corners

• Navajos
• Lived in Utah , Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona

• Hopis
• Land Dry and Arid
• Houses were built on top of high, flat mesas

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Food
Navajos CORN Corn was apart of almost every meal

• Hopis
• CORN, BEANS, SQUASH

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Clothing

• Navajos
• -Wore deer skin
• -They traded their deer skin for cotton shawls.
• Wore woolen dresses made of two blankets
  stitched together at the shoulders

• Hopis
• -They grew cotton and wore clothes made of
  cotton.
• -They made clothes of sheep wool, that was
  brought to the land by Spanish.
• -They wore different types of clothing for each
  season.

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Recipes

• Fried Corn
• Ingredients
• 1 large onion(white or yellow)
• Bacon,(half a pound)
• Corn(about 8 ears)
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• Directions
• First you shuck the corn and wash, then cut it
  with a real sharp knife, you want to skim the top
  of the kernels off. Then you fry the bacon real
  good, leave the grease in the pot(black pot works
  best). Cut and sauté the onion in the grease
  till it is clear Add the corn and the salt and
  pepper. Simmer over a low heat and stir often so
  it doesn't stick.

• Black Birch Tea
• Ingredients
• Black Birch twigs, fresh or dried inner bark -
  about container
• Very hot water to fill container
• One sick child or old man with fond memories.
• Directions
• Steep twigs or fresh or dried inner bark in
  water, or preferably, birch sap. Very mild
  wintergreen essence Sweeten to taste, prefer
  Birch, Maple or other natural tree sap syrup.
  Wild honey is nice also but some are a bit to
  strong, tea infusion is very mild. The longer it
  seeps the more syrup you will need.

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Interesting Facts

• Navajos were know for their silverwork turquoise
  and silver jewelry
• Navajos made rugs and blankets, they probably
  learned the art of weaving from the Pueblos who
  joined them when they were fleeing from the
  Spanish.
• Navajos wore their babies strapped to their backs

• Hopi means Peaceful One
• Pueblo organize and carry out revolt against
  Spaniards, driving soldiers, settlers, and
  missionaries from New Mexico
• Some Pueblo are still farmers and ranchers
• They cooked on an inside fire

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Thank You

• Jessica, Brittany, Kristanna, Dakota