South West Native Americans - Pre-Columbian Peoples

The Farmers -
The Yuma and Pima
The Villagers - The Zuni, Pueblo and Hopi
The Nomads -
The Apache and Navajo

Geography

Resources

• Crops (corn, beans, squash)
• Animals (reptiles, sheep, turkey)
• Quilts/Cloth
• Weapons (bow/arrow, knives)
• Irrigation Systems

Religion: All natural objects have spirits

Matriarchal Society

Chiefdom

Traditions

Economy

Sources

• http://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/indian-tribes/navajo-tribe.htm
• http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=howard&book=chiefs&story=manue...
• http://www.chiefsblankets.com/
• http://kids.britannica.com/elementary/art-192341/The-American-Indians-of-th...

More Sources

• http://tursweet.com/n/navajo-ceremonies-and-traditions.html
• http://navajopeople.org/blog/mariano-navajo-chief/
• http://theoasisofmysoul.com/2008/06/on-the-road-from-page-and-more/
• http://navajopeople.org/blog/navajo-creation-story-the-third-yellow-world/1...

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