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Southwest Natives
Southwest Native American Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adobe | a type of clay that is formed and hardened into bricks when dried in the sun |
| Pueblo | were structures built into mesas for multiple family dwellings |
| Navajo | a group of Native American people who lived in the Southwest |
| Kachina dolls | represented spirits who controlled many aspects of their world |
| drought | long periods of dry weather with very little precipitation, |
| kiva | a special religious (sacred) room, where men of the tribe carried out ceremonies and rituals. |
| irrigation | a method moving water to crops on dry land |
| Hogan | a dome shaped home made from sticks and covered with mud and clay |
| four corners | where Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico meet |