NAVAJO TRIBE

WHERE/HOW THEY LIVED

• They lived in the southwest part of the country.
• The climate impacts the way they lived because it was very dry and there was a lot of sand dunes that damaged houses.
• The cause of so many sand dunes made it so the Navajo tribe couldn’t farm and if they did it would be a lot of hard work would just be for nothing
• They did not get water where they lived so if they needed water they would have to take a really long walk to get some.
• The desserts were filled with cacti.

NAVAJO HOUSES

• They lived in mud moats
• They built homes out of wood and dirt
• Sand dunes damaged houses
• A lot of the community had to relocate because of the sand dunes swallowing their houses
• They also built homes on the side of cliffs to prevent sand dunes swallowing their house.

NAVAJO FOOD

• They ate fry bread
• They ate squash
• They ate beans
• They ate corn
• They ate deer
• They ate anti lope

TRADITIONS AND CULTURE

• They sing songs(culture)
• They hoop danced (tradition)
• They believed in making people happy (culture)

CLOTHING

• Their clothing can be made out of cloth.
• It can be animal fur.
• It can be cloth from plant fibers.
• The cloth can be made into dresses and stuff
• They were necklaces.

GOVERNMENT

• Each band had their own chief
• The chief doesn’t make the decisions for the group
• The council made the decision for the group
• The chief was known as the advisor
• Now the council members are elected.