Pueblo Native Americans Southwestern Cliff Dwellers Morgan Francis Zoe Barnett-Ohori Stephanie Sievers

Location Plateau of Colorado including: Northeastern Arizona Northwestern New Mexico

Pueblo Native Americans Much of southern architecture and artwork remains Pueblos maintained a peaceful relationship with settlers “Rain Dance” Honor the gods and pray for rain Created underground water systems Irrigated corn  trade

“Women would produce and men would grow crops” Children: keep crows away and gather firewood Men: hunting and offered prayers to god Women: Brought life (fertility through ritual dances)

Cause of Population Growth Ancient Pueblos Climate Regular rainfall Agricultural innovations (food storage etc.) Increased fertility vs. decreasing mortality Migration

Cochiti Governed by council led by heads of religious society Politically autonomous Cacique War Chief/Lieutenant War Chief Governor/Lieutenant Govenor Major Fiscale/ Lieutenant Fiscale Minor Officials

Social/Village System Before Buildings set up (religious, economic, political) Close with community Adobes Clusters of properties surrounding community centers Adobe Housing

Social/Village System After Needed more permanent housing Moved further, presumably had friends or relatives elsewhere Roads

Resources/Economy Before Hunter gatherers, hunted, agriculture Wove baskets Corn was big in diet, water supply extremely good Upset “delicate balance of human needs and available environmental resources” Shelters safe from intrusion

Resources/Economy After Failure to rotate crops  less fertile land Drought Family other places, inability to farm Famine destroyed lifestyle Needed more permanent housing for growing population Cannibalism theory

Pueblo Indians vs. United States (Differences) United States Society Pueblo Society Democratic Republic government Shared responsibility Citizen responsibilities shared between men and women Multiple religions No need for hunting or gathering Theocratic style of government Women in charge of home and family Men in charge of politics, agriculture, war One religion Nomadic hunter gatherers*

Pueblo Indians vs. United States (Similarities) Pueblo Society United States Society Diverse Expected chores of children* Not one language is spoken Housing style (modern day apartments)

Sources http://www1.american.edu/ted/ice/anasazi.htm http://www.pueblodecochiti.org/government.html http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/482769/Pueblo-Indians