Native American Place

Navajo Place Navajo tribe – one of the largest tribes Lived in Southwest areas (modern day Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah) Lived in “hogans” A domed shaped house with a wood frame and walls made out of clay They are known for woven rugs and blankets. Women wove blankets and made clay pots, men made jewelry. Still popular to this day is their silver jewelry and their use of turquoise

Navajo Place Navajo tribe were a semi-nomadic people described as hunter-farmers Men were in charge of hunting for food and protecting the camp and the women were in charge of the home and land Navajo farmers grew three main crops: corn, beans, squash After the Spanish arrived, they began to farm sheep and goats

Navajo Place Land: It was a dry, arid rocky land dotted with cactus Climate: The climate was hot with little rain so crops required irrigation Animals: The desert animals were reptiles and snakes. Livestock included sheep and goats and wild turkey Clothing:  clothes made of woven yucca plants or deerskin. The men wore breechcloths and the women skirts. Their shoes were soft leather moccasins.

Tequesta Place The Tequesta were a small, peaceful, Native American tribe. They were one of the first tribes in South Florida and they settled near Biscayne Bay in the present-day Miami area.  They almost always built their villages on rivers or coastlines. Though the Tequesta did build many villages, for much of the year, the Tequesta lived in the open.

Tequesta Place The Tequesta were hunters and gatherers. The men caught sharks, sailfish, manatee, and porpoises in the waters of Biscayne Bay and the Miami River. The women and children collected clams, conchs, oysters, and turtle eggs in the shallow waters.  The Tequesta numbered about 800, but they started to die out as a result of settlement battles, slavery, and disease. By the 1800s, the Tequesta tribe had only a few survivors.

Tequesta Place Land: Everglades, Tequesta lived on the coast (beaches and waterways), not the best for farming Climate: hot and humid summers; short, warm winters; and a dry season in the winter Animals: In the Everglades, they hunted bear, deer, wild boar, and small mammals. Clothing:  breechcloths made of palmetto for the men, and skirts of Spanish moss for the women. 

Classwork Assignment due at the end of class Navajo 2. What four modern day states did the Navajo inhabit? 3. What was the land like for the Navajo? 1. Which one of these tribes would you want to live in and why? (3-4 sentences) Tequesta 4. Roughly what was the population of the Tequesta? 5. Why would the Tequesta have to build their villages near water?