1. Taos Pueblo By: Alex Drozal, Luke Lutz, Sychem Butler,Reese Royals, and Tyler Sheppard

2. Wall description Originated in 1450 A.D. Lumber, pine, dirt, and mud Adobe-earth mixed with water and straw Taos are 5 stories tall They use ladders to get to different floors

3. Size 99,000 acres, and the village takes up 7,200 feet of that 2.3 billion acres are in the United States so the United States is 2,299,001,000 acres bigger than the Taos pueblos

4. Animals Turtles Deer Fish Coyotes Foxes Snakes

5. Religion The original church was destroyed during the Mexican War 90% of the Taos people are catholic Very complex No conflict with catholic church Kivas are the center of their religion, usually large and circular The men belong to different Kiva tribes Everyone has a ceremonial time They also go to a blue lake, It is sacred because they think that’s where the unliving spirits go for their final rest The original church was destroyed during the Mexican War 90% of the Taos people are catholic Very complex No conflict with catholic church Kivas are the center of their religion, usually large and circular The men belong to different Kiva tribes Everyone has a ceremonial time They also go to a blue lake, It is sacred because they think that’s where the unliving spirits go for their final rest

6. Government There is a Tribal Governor and War Chief along with staffs for each, are appointed yearly by the tribal council, a group of about 50 male tribal elders

7. Other Over 150 people still live in the Taos Pueblo Tiwa, English, and Spanish are spoken among the Taos people Many of the houses were redesigned in the 1960s