Pueblo People I Pueblo people 1400spresent day Native

Pueblo People-

I. Pueblo people 1400’s-present day Native American Group -there were over 80 Pueblos but only 19 remaining today

A. Location n Located in NM mainly along the Rio Grande River

B. Housing 1. Live in Multi-story buildings a. 2 -5 stories high b. buildings look like stair ways c. doors were not on 1 st floor d. Made with adobe bricks e. Pueblos housed everyone in the community

5. Rooms had various functions a. Lower-story rooms 1. To store food b. Upper-story 1. Where people lived 2. Had balconies where people cooked and worked.

6. Most pueblos housed between 200 -300 people. Some were larger 30, 000 lived in SW in the 1500’s

C. DID NOT SHARE LANGUAGES! a. Tiwa b. Tewa c. Towa d. Tano e. Kere f. Piro g. Tompiros

2. Even when they did share language the dialect was frequently different. ( pg. 45)

II. Pueblo Culture they shared A. 1. 2. 3. 4. Religion- all pueblos had similar religious beliefs All were polytheistic-believed in more than one god All had kivas in which pueblos were built around All religious rites had ceremonies with dancing, singing, and certain style of dress Their religion was grounded in nature

Religious Rites revolved around kachinas Believed to be messengers to their gods n Kind of like saints n Different kachinas for different things n Kachinas vary from pueblo to pueblo n

Antelope Dancer Kachina Doll: Dances to increase its numbers, brings rain. n Badger Dancer Kachina Doll: The Badger can cure the sick, so Native n Buffalo Dancer Kachina: gets rid of evil and bad things n Deer Dancer Kachina: makes sure you have plenty to eat for winter n

B. Economics- How did they survive All Pueblo People were farmers n Farmed the three sister-corn, squash, and beans n Used techniques like irrigation, crop rotation, and dry farming to produce food and adapt to the environment n

C. Social Structure Every person in the tribe had a job to do n For Most Pueblos the most important unit was your clan n Clan for the most part for based on the mother or matrilineal n

Oldest female in your clan was the most respected and the person whom made decisions for your clan n Some Pueblos were patrilineal but not many n Those had Moiety n

D. Skilled Craftsman Weaved-baskets, clothing, etc. . n Made pottery n Jewelry n