PUEBLO INDIANS

LANGUAGE

• Ancient Pueblos spoke the Hopi Language
• Seven of the remaining pueblos speak The Keresan language
• Others speak the Tanoan language, which is the language of most Kiowa
• All three of these language groups are traditionally oral languages, meaning they were not written down

CULTURE

• Pueblo Indians are one of the oldest nations in the U.S.
• Pueblos live in natives of the Southwest desert
• The Pueblo culture contains: fashion and food
• Fashion: Pueblo men wore breechcloths and short kilts
• Women worn knee-length cloth dresses called mantas

CULTURE

• Food: Pueblos were expert farmers
• They grew corn, squash, beans, and plenty of nuts and fruits
• They also grow sunflower seeds

ENTERTAINMENT

• ARTS: ceremonial dances are at the heart of the Pueblo culture
• Kachinas are male masks worn in dances on feats days
• Some small pueblo tribes are known for pottery and colored weaving baskets
• Stone carving were very popular in the ancient pueblo tribes

CITIES & RELIGION

• Traditional pueblo governmen features leadership from different sources
• Among some pueblos specific clans some have traditional obligations to become leaders
• RELIGION: Pueblo Indians both western and eastern practice blends of religious beliefs
• Some beliefs are similar to the ones of Roman Catholicism
• Live in what is now the Southwest deserts