Zuni

grandmother, and grandfather would all live under the same roof. This seemed to treat women as they were equal, and had more responsibility in the household taking care of the extended family, but it did not always happen like this. For example, In the Zuni tribe of the southwest the extended family was all based around the woman. The husband actually came to live with the wife and her family, in this tribe they assumed that the wife owned all the houses and the fields belonged to the clans,…

I, along with many others, believe that English should be our national language. Some think that it is racist to believe that, but I am one of the most non-racist people out there. I don 't see how a country trying to get one language has anything against not liking people of other nationalities. I mean they moved into our country to learn knew things and experience the American way. Right? “Our new immigrants must be part of our one America. After all, they 're revitalizing our cities, they 're…

continents was both justified and inevitable. The doctrine caused the extinction of many tribes and their cultures. Some, however, were lucky enough to survive and continue their legacy. One such tribe was the Apache. Their name is believed to come from a Zuni word meaning enemy, and to the white men they were the enemy. “Although few in number… their reputation as tenacious defenders of their harsh and pitiless land was already well established,” (“Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, 11, Dee Brown).…

Las Cruces New Mexico Drug Treatment Center and Alcohol Rehab Addiction treatment centers in Las Cruces, New Mexico and the surrounding area maintain professional, medically supervised treatment options to help those that need to break the ties of substance abuse and addiction. The addiction treatment centers in Las Cruces, New Mexico serve those local to Las Cruces and others wishing to travel to Las Cruces for rehab and recovery. “Substance abuse” is a form of substance abuse disorder that is…

Albinism in humans is a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes due to absence or defect of tyrosinase, a copper-containing enzyme involved in the production of melanin. It is the opposite of melanism. Unlike humans, other animals have multiple pigments and for these, albinism is considered to be a hereditary condition characterised by the absence of melanin in particular, in the eyes, skin, hair, scales, feathers or cuticle.…

The three major Native American empires between 500 AD and 1500 AD were the Mayas and Aztecs in Central America and Incas in South America. There were also several smaller Native American tribes in North America that flourished during this time period. These smaller Native American tribes were linked together by culture and economics. This essay will discuss the complexities surrounding these smaller Native American tribes in North America as well as summarize the empires of the Mayas, Aztecs…

For one, descendant communities such as the Pueblo, Hopi, and Zuni people are concerned with this topic in order to learn more about the past of their ancestors. They rely on oral histories to discover why the Anasazi actually left, but do not reveal these stories to the public. Additionally, archaeologists are concerned…

According to the American Anthropological Association, anthropology is “the study of what makes us human” (2016). Unsurprisingly, there are many ways in which anthropologists have attempted to do so and have broken anthropology into four subfields; Archeology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, and Linguistic Anthropology. The father of American anthropology, Franz Boas, introduced this four-field tradition through the amassing of holistic data collection through fieldwork…

The city rests in a valley of rugged mountains like the heart inside some ancient skeleton. Each evening iron-rich rocks conspire with the setting sun to beat a pulse so elemental that it transcends time. My wife and I moved here from Washington, DC. Work made our decision, but we embraced it, imbued with manifest destiny of the 21st century: the west’s fertile farmland re-formed in technology hubs, then and now ideal places for someone willing to work hard for the opportunity to succeed. Our…

Mountain man, Indian agent, soldier, and freemason describe one of the most famous people to ever set foot in New Mexico. Who was Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson and was his role in New Mexican History so important? Kit Carson was born on Christmas Eve in 1809 and he became one of the most famous men in the American West. He was raised on the Missouri Frontier. It was dangerous living on these lands and his family was afraid that Native Americans would attack them and their cabin. Carson's…