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Dwellings Picture Source http://home.comcast.net/~diazstudents== written by Emma

 The [|Pueblo] style houses were a perfect example of how the Native Americans used their resources to their advantage. In some places it was very dry, and in some there were more trees. In the dryer land, the dwellings were made from adobe. Adobe was made from dried earth and straw, or mudbrick, that was put together to make homes. Stones were also used in adobe houses. The nest type of dwelling was made with log beams. Some beams were even projected past the perimeter of the house so the people could hang food out to dry. The Pueblo homes were apartment style. The Pueblos had different floors that could be accessed with [|wooden ladders]. When the population grew, the Pueblos added stories. Some Pueblos had as many as 1,000 rooms! Another space the Pueblos used was a kiva. Kivas were circular rooms that were used for [|religious ceremonies]. Kivas were generally found underground in the courtyard area of a home, but could be in other places, too. The Pueblos were very smart and adapted to different environments, especially when making their living spaces.

Lifestyle
written by Abi

 The Pueblo nation had a farming lifestyle. They grew their crops in plots in the desert. Some of the things the Pueblo grew were beans, squash, sunflowers,tabacco, and many types of corn. They also hunted for food. Their prey was [|antelope], rabbits, and wild deer. The Pueblos kept animals as well, they had wild turkeys. deer and rabbit skin could be used for clothes.  Pueblo men often wore cotton kilts and leather sandals. The women wore cotton dresses. They wore leather sandals or tall moccasins. Women made coiled pottery which they later painted or glossed. Pueblo women also made woven or coiled baskets, as well as pottery. The men also carved kachina masks to help bring rain to bring rain. The Pueblo native American nation had a farming and crafting lifestyle.



Religion
written by Ryan A

The Pueblo tribe was taken over by Mexican [|missionaries] and was treated horribly. For example in 1655, a priest named Salvador De Guerra beat an Indian until he was “bathed in blood” for not attending the weekly mass. The Pueblos didn’t have much choice when it came to conversion to Christianity. But they were in a mood to rebel. In 1632 Diego De San Lucas, a successor of [|Salmeron] was killed by an angered Pueblo. Also the Pueblo people killed many [|friars] in this period of rebellion. Yet by 1631 the Mexican missionaries were in 25 different Pueblos and had created 90 new chapels. One missionary was so proud of their work that he painted a rosy picture claiming total conversion of the Pueblos. The Mexican missionaries completed a good amount of conversion. But still anyone who argued with mass got whipped and beaten. This is proof that the Pueblo tribe was treated terribly by the Mexican missionaries.

 

Government
written by Shania B-M

Pueblo a spanish word for  Village, the pueblo serves as the seat of the Tarahumara flexible system of self -government and is the largest government unit to which the Indians have allegiance. Most Tarahumara identify with a particular Pueblo,to which they travel several times a year to attend government meetings.

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