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The Pueblo Tribe 1. History of Tribe- where did it start, current location, origins of tribe 2. Religion- its importance to them, key figures/animals, rituals (past/present) Cultural background (Listed below, choose at **least three** to answer) 3. Food (past/present) 4. Clothing (past/present) 5. Shelter (past/present) 6. Music (past/present) 7. Myths/legends (past/present) 8. Art (past/present) 9. Language (past/present)

1. Music: The pueblos use the most complex Native American music styles in he continent. Their music has common use of hexatonic and heptatonic scales, variety form, melodic contour, and percussive accompaniment. It also has rhythmic complexity equal to the Plains Indians musical sub-area. 2. Art: Some common symbols they used it there art were birds, snakes, lizards, bear claws, spiders, wirlwinds, and clouds. They used these symbols in their pottery, their weaving, and their baskets. 3. Myths/legends: The story of The Antelope Boy is about an baby that is raised by an antelope and becomes an antelope but is still a human. Then there is another story about the Antelope Boy when he races around the world agenst their rival tribe boy named Deer-foot. 4. Language: All of the tribes spoke four different languages. They spoke Keresan, Kiowa-Tanoan, Uto-Aztecan, and Nahuatl. 1. History: The Spanish first came to the Pueblo territory. Then the Spanish decided to take over their land. By 1630, Spanish misions were built in almost in every tribe. Then the Pueblo revolted and drove the Spanish off. 2. Food: Mostly Vegetarians, But eat meat whenever possible. Hunted rabbit, squirrel, and gopher for the small game. Grew lots of corn. Deer, Mountain Lions, and Antelope was the large game they hunted. 3. Clothing: Men wore kilts of cotton with ankle high moccasins. They also wore branded cotton sashes around their waist. The woman wore cotton or wool dresses they wore high moccasins for warmth. 4. Shelter: At first they slept in natural caves and on cliffs. Then they started to build pueblos out of sand and adobe next to rivers. They were also built in mesas, cliffs, and in canyons. The door to the house is on the top of the house and they used latters to climb onto the roof.
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