1800s Southwestern Indians

1. 1800s Southwestern Indians By: Nathalie Clougherty

2. Southwestern Indians • Five tribes from the Southwest: Apache, Hopi, Navajo, Pueblo and Zuni • Lived in what is now Arizona, New Mexico, Southern Colorado, and the Northern part of Mexico. • Most Indians lived in villages and farming was there main source of food.

3. Life • Southwestern Indians made many things by hand like pottery, baskets, and clothing • There pottery was for display and everyday life • They are very spiritual tribes so most of their art contained symbols and signs of their beliefs

4. Rituals/Culture • The naming of a new born baby is so important that it was not done by the parents but by relatives and tribe leaders • Babies were strapped to there mothers backs for the first couple years of life • Hopi babies are not named until 20 days after they are born

5. Boy and Girls • Girls learned how to cook, make baskets, and sew • Young boys learned how to make weapons and hunt

6. Clothing • They wove cotton into cloth and made light weight clothing. • They also made boots and sandals from leather

7. Housing • Built houses from clay and straw • They were built in many layers. Some as big as eight stories • They used ladders to get from one story to another • In case of an attack, they would raise the ladders

8. War • One of the most famous Indians from the Southwest was Apache Cochise • Cochise and his crew fought a bloody war with the U.S federal troops • He finally surrendered in 1812 • From 1849 to 1886 the Apache Indians fought a series of battles against the U.S government which is called the Apache Wars