1. The Southwest Desert
Chapter 2
Lesson 3

2. Living in a Dry Land
Pueblo people lived in the Southwest Desert region
Mostly hot and arid (dry), village way of life & farming
Irrigation was used in order to farm corn, beans, squash, and cotton
Irrigation is building a system of ditches to bring water to an area
Pueblo: farmers (Hopi & Zuni)
Apache: hunters
Navajo: sheep raisers

3. Pueblo villages resemble, or look like, an apartment building
Defend against enemies
Both men and women had shared power in the Pueblo way of life:
Hopi men governed the villages
Women owned the property and passed it on to daughters
They also shared the weaving
Men: cloth
Women: baskets

4. The Need for Rain
Rain was the one resource that was always needed in this region
Kachinas were believed to be able to bring it and other aid
Kachinas are spirits
Kachina dolls were used to teach Hopi children about their religion and beliefs
Special dances were also used to bring aid to the Hopi people

5. The Hopi Today The Hopi still live on their land today
Over 7, 000 live on reservations in NE Arizona
The Hopi like to incorporate, or include, old ways of life with the new ways of life
Tradition + Modern life = Hopi people

6. Miss Sinn
Miss Spinner
Miss Diamond
Ms. Fisher
Miss Bloom
Mrs. Davis
Mr. Bok
Mr. Florence