Native Americans of the Southwest

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The Southwest Native Americans lived in the desert and were called the Pueblos which is Spanish for

village and is also what their homes were called.

The Southwest grew crops such as beans, sunflowers,

squash, pumpkins, and Tobacco.

They ate wild strawberries and mushrooms too.

Long ago, the Pueblos mostly wore kilts and wraps.

Since the Southwest is hot , the Pueblos wore light cotton

clothing.

The women wore dresses, aprons, and sometimes leggings woven of wool.

A man’s moccasins were tall and decorated with silver

buttons.

They used clay and grass to make adobe for their homes.

They built their homes high on the side of cliffs to protect themselves from the enemy.

To enter the Pueblo ,people used one ladder to get up to the roof and then climbed down

into the home using another ladder.

inside, the levels were als0 connected by ladders.

At night, the ladders were pulled up so that strangers would not be able

to enter.

Every pueblo village had an underground religious meeting place

called a kiva.

These people first came to the southwest during the ice age and have

been here since.