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Hopi Indians The Hopi Indians lived on three isolated flat-topped hills with steep sides in northern Arizona. The Hopi Indians were forced to relocate by the whites because their lands were so bleak and lifeless. They were traditionally farmers and shepherds and lived in a few villages and most were near mesas. The Hopi Indian’s ancestors arrived through small holes in the floor of a kiva, kivas were used by Ancestral Pueblos. They also carved kahuna dolls, pottery and baskets. Most Hopis were educated from Hopi country to Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania. Some were told religious traditionalists that Hopi changes to Christianity. Apalachee Tribe The Apalachee tribe lived in Florida and belonged to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock. The Apalachee fought off raids of …show more content…

The Nez Perces Indians fished Clearwater and Snake Rivers and harvested camas roots. They also called themselves the Nimiipuu which means the people. There is an estimate of 6,000 of Nez Perces Indians, they traveled through the Bitterroot Mountains and greeted others with dried buffalo, camas root bread and fish. The U.S government took over large areas of their land during the 1800s, mostly the northwest of Idaho. In 1877 there were few Nez Pereces Indians still living in Oregon and led by Chief Joseph. Pawnee Tribe The Pawnee Indians live in what is now Texas but was originally in Nebraska. The Pawnee Indians were settled in the valley of the Platte River in Nebraska. The Pawnee resembled other tribes of the plains but they had an elaboration set of myths and rituals. The Pawnee Indians god was Tarawa or the sun. The type of clothes they wore consist of breechcloths, buckskin tunics and leggings. The chief of the Pawnee tribe was Pitalesharo. By the 18th century the Pawnee split into four groups called the Skidi or Wolf, The Grand Republican and the Tapage or the

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