Southwest+-+Navajo

=Southwest - Navajo = by Libby ==Navajo's didn't live in tipis or adobes, they lived in hogans.Their traditional way to enter, is that the opening will face east side. So they will wake up by the sun. Because the only entrence was like their window. There was no other window then the entrence.==

==﻿They were the first Native Americans to be silver smiths. They were thought by mexicans. Later on, they tought the Zuni tribe. Then soon all the South West tribes were silver smiths. They got silver by melting coins. They had to use alot of tools to make something. They mosly made jewerly.==

They were introduced to sheep, goats and horses. They came in good handy for them. They sometimes had to kill the sheep or goat for meat. The horses had to herd the sheep.
==﻿When the spanish came, bloody wars came to the Native Americans. The Navajo's came to be slaves. They had to live in fort sumner, with the apache. They worked hard for them. They made pottery for them and had to make jewerly and pots out of silver.==

==﻿For their food was corn, beans, squaush, pumpkins, sheep and goat meat. The most important one was corn, because they could make corn meal. They were farmers too. It was hard to get rain. So when they evered planted a flower or a plant, they will do a rain dance. So that the rain spirit will let it rain.==

This is a poem I made in third grade,
I am From Hot Sand, Red rocks and Tall Mesas

I am from Sharp Spears, Long Beautiful Weaving and Hard Clay Pottery I am from Soft Deer Skin Dresses, Warm Wool Shirts and Beaded Moccasins

I am from Colorful Sand paintings, Kachina Spirit Dolls and Painted Pottery Bowls

I am from Small Hogans, Wooden Sticks and Hard Adobe Mud

I am from The The Three Sisters: Corn, Beans and Squash I am a Navajo Girl