| The Zunis tribe is located in Western New Mexico in a
very hot desert. That’s when their home’s come in very handy. They
are made in layers, one on top of the other. That way that way they
all had two layers of roof. The floor of the other house and their
roof.That way no sun could get in. Thier houses were called pueblos.
Thier homes had a ladder which they pulled up at
night so nobody could break in.
Their jobs The women cooked,the men hunted,the girls helped the moms sometimes,and
the boys gathered firewood and helped hunt.
Interesting facts The Zunis believed that the underworld was dark and scary until they
discovered fire.They made dolls called kachinas. Every kachina represents
something.Before the summer,people would do rain dances so they would
get enough rain. Boys hunted with sling shots.
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