New Mexican Culture Essay

Pueblo Indians were known for living in compact permanent settlement known as pueblos. The pueblo Indians are thought to be related to prehistoric Ancestral pueblo culture. Pueblo Indians lived in Arizona and New Mexico, most of the villages were in New Mexico along the rio grande and comprise group who speak Tanoan. Western pueblo villages include the hopi village, it can be found in northern arizona. Zuni, acoma and laguna villages are all in new mexico.

When we are born, we are given characteristics that we cannot control which impact our social identity and how other people view and stereotype us in this world. As David Myers notes in his essay, Ingroup and Outgroup, “Once established, prejudice is maintained largely by its own social inertia. If prejudice is social... then people follow the path of least social resistance… conform to the social fashion… a need to be liked and accepted.” Prejudices influenced by a society heavily impacts a culture as it inhibits growth and progression. Suspicion and poor stereotypes are administered to social groups which are heavily ingrained and nearly impossible to release ourselves from that stereotype. That is the life a Hispanic must lead within the

Zuni is a language that the speakers use for verbal, face to face communication, but is still losing speakers. Zuni can go extinct or be forgotten unless the language is preserved by having children learn the language and have more speakers for it. EGIDS stands for Expanded Graded Intergenerational Disruption Scale. EGIDS is used to determine as well as measure the endangerment, stability, or development of the language. Each number on the scale represents the condition the language is in. For example, a zero means that the language is widely spread and International. A tne would mean that the language has gone extinct. Zuni is 6b, which means that it is losing speakers of the language and is threatened to become extinct, forgotten, or not

The native americans also made diffrent houses depending on the weather, for instance the mojave and cahuilla made their houses out of brush if the weather was hot. If the weather was cold they would make there houses out of oak planks and have slanted roofs.fun fact: did you know the cahuilla also ate beans,corn and squash?anyway, the cahuilla and the mojave lived close together and probably traded lots of things with each other too.fun fact:all tribes sing or yell special ceremonies to honor there tribe or land or there people as well as food or crops.the cahuilla lived in the foot hills of the san bernadino mountains and lived there for hundreads

Have you heard of the Hopi Tribe? They have many locations,traditions,and interesting facts. One of there locations is Arizona. The Hopi's do the Bean Dance in February. That's one of their Traditions. Did you know the name Hopi means peaceful person?

- Hopi and Zuni in AZ and NM built large planned towns and traded as far as Miss R and Mexico

Native American architecture varies greatly from region to region throughout North America, and was influenced by factors such as climate, kind of community, and the natural environment. Whereas some buildings were designed and constructed for specified functions, others, such as Anasazi great houses, were massive multi-purpose structures. Because great houses from Chaco Canyon are so well preserved, it is possible to have a decent understanding of the structure of Anasazi architecture for analysis. A close examination of the innovative Anasazi great house architecture of the Chaco Canyon region reveals its utilitarian value.

This past weekend I visited the Numunga powwow and the cultural traditions are absolutely phenomenal. Being free to the public to experience and expressive dance that it routed back to the ancestors. True expression of one's diversity with intense beauty. I am not Native American but how I do treasure and appreciate different cultures. In these type of social situations communities are learning and exciting way. With the goal of acceptance of all people that could have personal meaning and understanding into the future.

The first time I went there, I thought maybe there would be teepees and some traditional Indian hairstyles and clothing, but I was mistaken. The first time I ever rode into town, I was surprised with what the town was really like. There was a McDonald’s, a Taco Bell, a Burger King, a KFC, and a Subway (restaurant). All the Navajo men that I saw had their hair cut short and most everyone I saw was wearing jeans and a t-shirt. Shiprock is a smaller town on the reservation, so it had more culture than the larger towns. The town of Farmington, New Mexico is a 45-minute drive from Shiprock, and it has all of the typical chain restaurants as well as a Walmart and a Target. There is also a mall with plenty of chain retail stores and a food court full of more chain restaurants. It really did look like we could be in Missouri, except for the gorgeous mountainous backdrop and the dust/sandstorms that blew up every few minutes when it was windy. The population is nearly all beautiful dark-skinned Navajo people, but there were a few Caucasians scattered about. People must have a large portion of Native American in their genes to live on the reservations, but the white person I knew was married to a Navajo woman, and that is also allowed. I thought there might be a language barrier, but I was completely wrong about that. Everyone I spoke to spoke

The National Institutes of Health have been studying the Pima Indians of Arizona since the 1960s (Knowler et al., 1983). The Pima provide an opportunity for analyzing both transitions within the Arizona Pima and contrasts with a genetically homogeneous but culturally traditional segment of the population having disunited about 1,000 years ago and residing in North West Mexico. Both Pima groups have a history of arid land agriculture, growing corn, beans, squash, and cotton. Irrigation systems magnetizing game and fish were acclimated to supplement the diet with hunting, trapping, and fishing. The Pima additionally forage for desert aliment plants. Data amassed for both Pima Indian groups include anthropometric quantifications, body composition,

I fell in love with Ruidoso, New Mexico, the first time I saw it and kept going back for different reasons. Either for shows, shopping, or to go visit newly made friends. Ruidoso is a quiet mountain/tourism community that has attracted many people from all walks of life and of course boast of some famous people such as Geronimo and of course Billy the Kid. Paul Dowlin and his brother Will had started this little community and one of their buildings still stands today. Others followed their path to make a life for themselves and with automobiles being built a road was constructed for the people to get to Ruidoso other than horse and cart.

30 students from Ajou University visited the Native American Museum at last Thursday, July 30. Coordinated as part of the summer JHU-SAIS / Ajou Language Immersion program, we could know the history of U.S Native American by descendant. As the descendant of Native American, Kandra guided inspection. In the museum, we could know a lot of tribes, their flags, the history of Native American, and their remains.

The Pueblo tribes live in Southwest states of Arizona and New Mexico. Their name comes from the Spanish word ‘Pueblo’ which means town. It was given to them by the first Spanish explorers that discovered them because of the unique adobe type architecture of their villages and “Unlike the other Indian nations, however, the Pueblos lived in rather substantial villages with a central plaza.” (Ojibwa). Made out of stone and adobe, these villages helped to protect the Pueblo from enemy attacks by utilizing rooftop access through trap doors. The Pueblo were not only known for their agricultural skills but also textiles and pottery (learner.org).

Most of the things we learned were mentioned in class. In class we spoke about the Pueblo and Navajo people primarily and how they lived. In the Southwest Indian exhibit we saw another side. Same as the Plains we were able to see the items Southwest Indians people used during the 1500s. We were able to see all the pottery that they used during that time. Even though many people don't think it was an important but played a big role in their lives. In murals and pictures of the Pueblo the women were always seen to have pottery on their heads. We were also able to see The Katchina dolls and the jewelry. In the Navajo people area we were able to see few sand paintings that were used to call theirs gods for healing. Other items we were able to see were some of there jewelry, clothing whistles and items they used to

Hispanic culture does and always has interested more than any other culture of the world. Traditions, architecture, beliefs, music, and various other components that make up culture have always seemed ideal and interesting. America has been and is great to me due to its vast freedoms and somewhat accepting melting-pot culture, but with so many aspects of culture surrounding me, I have often felt overwhelmed and lacking nationality. I am interested to see how differently people hold onto their cultural identity and how they feel about their country. I also would like to see how this feeling is different to the various countries and people that speak the Spanish language. On a family vacation, I went to Mexico and partially observed how people