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Stacey Lane
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Amazing Tribes and Tales
ReplyDeleteby Izzy VW and Chloe N.
CLS
Have you ever seen so many Native American tribes? There are so many to count! If you go to the Heard Museum, you will get a chance to get to see what some of the Native Americans lived long ago. The day before our trip, Mr. Koerner, a docent from the Heard Museum came to our class and brought us some amazing pottery, weaved baskets and beaded necklaces. He showed us maps and talked to us about Native American tribes further preparing us for our upcoming field trip.
Once at the Museum, the first tribe we learned about was the Navajos and how they had the Long Walk.
The Long Walk was enforced by Kit Carson, specifically to an army enforced march of the Navajo people from their native lands in Western New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and parts of Colorado, to a reservation in New Mexico’s Southeast. But before he could get them to walk he made him fight for it. So he burned everything they had. During the Long Walk many people died because of starvation and dehydration. When the Long Walk was over they were forced to live with their enemies.
The next tribe we learned about was the Apache people. There are many different Apache tribes located everywhere. One of the beliefs of the Apache people is that that there are Mountain Spirits and they protect the Apache people. Representatives of the Mountain People, appear in masked form and called Crown Dancers. In the wikiup, which is the Apache home, the woman are in charge.
The last tribe we learned about were the Hopi. Kachina dolls are gift that are given to young Hopi children. The dolls are supposed to teach them valuable lessons and given to them at special ceremonies. There is a Kachina doll called "Ogre Woman" that goes through the Village and asks Hopi parents if they have any bad children in their house. Hopefully not.
To learn more visit www.heard.org
Publication review in EduKid Publications
ReplyDeleteWinter Issue - December 2010