History
This infamous 1864 forced march moved thousands of Navajo people from their homeland to an internment camp in New Mexico.
What is the Long Walk?
The traditional dwellings of the Navajo, these conical or circular structures typically have a door facing east.
What are hogans?
The Zuni are renowned for their intricate carvings of small animals from stone, shell, and turquoise.
What are fetishes?
The Navajo call themselves by this name, which translates to "The People".
What is the Diné?
During World War II, members of this tribe used their language to develop a secret code for the U.S. Marines in the Pacific.
Who are the Navajo?
Led by the warrior Geronimo, the Chiricahua Apache were the last Native American tribe to formally surrender to the U.S. in what year?.
What is 1886?
While many Pueblo peoples are organized into clans, the women in these matrilineal societies own the house and garden.
What are the Hopi and Zuni?
Navajo silversmiths are known for this distinctive piece of jewelry featuring squash blossom-shaped beads and a crescent-shaped naja pendant.
What is a squash blossom necklace?
The Zuni word for the Apache translates to this, which is the origin of their name.
What is "enemy"?
The code developed by the Navajo was so complex that the Marines could encode, transmit, and decode a three-line English message in this amount of time.
What is 20 seconds?
In 1680, a unified Pueblo revolt, led by a man named Popé, succeeded in temporarily driving what colonizing power from New Mexico?.
Who are the Spanish?
This complex Hopi religious system involves divine spirit beings that serve as intermediaries between humans and God.
What is the kachina (or katsina) religion?
Hopi artisans are known for creating coiled baskets on this mesa, one of three where most Hopi villages are located.
What is Second Mesa?
This is the name given to the Pueblo peoples by Spanish explorers for their multi-story stone and adobe "villages".
What is "Pueblo"?
According to Major Howard Connor, who oversaw six Navajo code talkers at Iwo Jima, the Marines would never have taken the island without them.
What is Iwo Jima?
For centuries, raids from the nomadic Apache and Navajo tribes on sedentary Pueblo villages often focused on acquiring this domesticated animal introduced by the Spanish.
What is the horse?
Known for their skill in "dry farming" to grow crops like corn and squash, the Hopi use these simple structures to retain soil and moisture.
What are windbreakers?
This type of valuable Pueblo pottery from the San Ildefonso Pueblo is known for its beautiful black-on-black design.
What is blackware pottery?
The Hopi people's name for themselves means this, reflecting their core values.
What is "The Peaceful Little Ones"?
This was the Navajo word used to represent a tank in the code talkers' language.
What is "turtle"?
This group, whose name in Navajo means "ancient enemies," are the ancestors of modern Pueblo peoples and known for their spectacular cliff dwellings.
Who are the Ancestral Puebloans?
Apache women performed this elaborate, multi-day ceremony to celebrate a young girl's entrance into womanhood.
What is the Sunrise Dance?
The Navajo and other Pueblo tribes traditionally used these plants to create naturally dyed wool for their well-known textiles and weaving.
What are plants such as indigo and indigo?
Deb Haaland, the first Native American Cabinet member, is a member of this Pueblo.
What is the Laguna Pueblo?
The Navajo code was never broken by this country during World War II.
Who are the Japanese?