Cultural factors: Sioux Hopi Anglo
... hunted animals such as deer. Anglos meet their food need with similar ways of both of these tribes for they hunted, grew food and traded with various Indian tribes. The plains Indians shelter need relied on the buffalo. The plains Indians lived in tent like structures called tipis made from buffalo hide; these structures were easily moved from one camp sight to the next. The Pueblo people relied on the earth to form shelter. The Pueblo Indians lived in adobes during the growing season, which was made out of clay, and during the winter months they lived in a large structure together called a pueblo, which was made from rocks. Anglos lived in square houses made of either wood if it was available or houses from the earth made from sod or clay. The plains and pueblo Indians wore similar clothing consisting of long leggings, held up by a cord, also holding a breechclout that covered the pelvic area, and moccasins on the feet. Pueblo Indians made their clothing using deerskins and Plains Indians made theirs with either deer and buffalo skins. Anglos wore trousers made from various types of cloth and shoes that contained heels. Both the Plains and the Pueblo Indians highly value nature and holds the belief that they are equal and one with nature. Waters wrote, “Nothing is simple and alone we are not separate and alone. The breathing mountains, the living ones, each blade of grass, the clouds, the rain, each star, the beasts, the birds and the invisible spirits of the air – we are all one, indivisible”. This quote shows pueblos understanding that they are one with nature and anything they do has an effect on all parts of nature. Waters also wrote, “we said to the deer we were going to kill, We know your life is as precious as ours. We know that we are both children of the same Great True Ones. We know that we are all one life on the same Mother Earth… but we also know that one great life must sometimes give way to another so that the one great life of all may continue.” This quote states how the Pueblo Indians knowledge that they were equal and one with the animals; it also states the reason for killing the deer. The plains Indians lived at harmony with the buffalo, they killed only what they needed and just like the pueblo Indians they had ceremonies before and after the hunts to gain permission of the killing and to thank the animal for allowing them to kill it. Most Anglos did not hold this value of nature. The whites would invaded the Indians land and kill the animals that lived on the land with out much thought. The buffalo mostly became extinct because the whites hunted them as a sport and left most of the caucus to root, the population of deer also declined because the whites treated them similar to the buffalo. The changing of the seasons alters peoples’ ways of life. All three groups are more active in the warmer months, as the earth becomes cold activy is less. The plains Indians follow the buffalo during the warm months; some of the meat from these hunts are dried and saved for the months of cold and snow when they are unable to follow the buffalo because the snow is to deep. The Pueblo Indians move under one roof the building known as the Pueblo during the winter months. Pueblo people believed that they had to stay still and quite during the months that snow covered the ground, because it was a time to allow mother earth to sleep in order to renew herself for the next gestation period. Anglos activity was lessoned just like the Indians because they were unable to move easily with deep snow covering the ground. Peoples’ activity fully depends on their access to move about. Both the Plains and Pueblo Indians hold a piece of land as sacred and the center of their being. Both groups were willing to fight for their land because of the importance the land had...