Allison's+Navajo+Indians

= The ​N a v a j o Indians=

==The Navajo Indians did not always live in the Southwest area. The first group lived in what is now New Mexico. They lived well with crops and permanent homes. The second group,related to the Apaches, were people who might have lived as far north as Canada. They traveled in small groups to hunt for food. Stories tell that they traveled from the west, across a dessert, all the way to the edges to Arizona. That is how they got there.==

= = ==Food: The Navajos hunted mammoths, well, until they were extinct anyway. Then, they moved on to buffalo or bison. They also collected wild plant for food and medicine. Eventually, they learned to grow corn, which is now their most common grain. Some of the food they made with that was: multon stew, corn, {well, they didn't really "make" it} __frybread__, and navajo tacos.==

==Shelter: The Navajos lived in __hogans.__ Hogans are built out of forked sticks and covered with brush. The hogan is the traditional home of the Navajo. They usually build their doors to enter the hogan on the east side to welcome the rising sun in the morning. In Navajo languege,the word 'hogan' is spelled hooghan.==

==Shelter: The Navajo made thier clothes out of deer skin. Women wore dresses. Men and women wore moccasins. The women carried their babies cradle boards, sometimes strapped to their backs. Their clothes are brightly colored and worn creativly with belts or bracelets.==