The Navajo
The Navajo is a group of semi-nomadic Native American Indian people. They live in the south-west nation of America that includes New Mexico, California, and Arizona. Most of them lived in hogans. Hogans are cone-shaped buildings covered in clay. Due to their nomadic life, the Navajo wore clothes made from deer hides. In their later life, the deer hides were replaced with knitted wool. They are regarded as fierce warriors who often raided Spanish settlers along the Rio Grande River of livestock and horses. They engage in farming activities such as growing beans, squash, and fruits like peaches. Farming was carried out during summer when the fields were flooded. In looking for food, the women were not left behind. They gathered …show more content…
In contrast to white people, the Navajo eat most parts of a goat. The only parts not eaten include the bladder, bone, hooves, and contents of the digestive tract. When it comes to the use of food, the Navajo are doing the best. Most parts of the corn plant are also used. During the early summer, the half-formed leaves of corn are boiled in milk and eaten with the cob. Sometimes they barter wheat with the Zuri Indians, or they grow it themselves. In the place of baking powder, they use juniper ashes as a flavoring. Juniper can also be used as medicine. Besides, the Navajo people eat fried bread more often, but it is not the primary …show more content…
The frying food came from necessity when the American government provided for them wheat and part of the relief program. The main ingredients of fried food are corn and lard. Fried bread is considered as food for intertribal unity (Iverson et al. 2006). The preferred flour is Blue Bird coupled with other ingredients such as salt, shortening, water and baking powder. The Navajo people serve food with great respect, great thought, and love. They show a lot of hospitality and unity during holidays. Holiday meals are the fried bread meant for fostering unity among the people of the Indian sub-tribes and the American
The Navajo is a group of semi-nomadic Native American Indian people. They live in the south-west nation of America that includes New Mexico, California, and Arizona. Most of them lived in hogans. Hogans are cone-shaped buildings covered in clay. Due to their nomadic life, the Navajo wore clothes made from deer hides. In their later life, the deer hides were replaced with knitted wool. They are regarded as fierce warriors who often raided Spanish settlers along the Rio Grande River of livestock and horses. They engage in farming activities such as growing beans, squash, and fruits like peaches. Farming was carried out during summer when the fields were flooded. In looking for food, the women were not left behind. They gathered …show more content…
In contrast to white people, the Navajo eat most parts of a goat. The only parts not eaten include the bladder, bone, hooves, and contents of the digestive tract. When it comes to the use of food, the Navajo are doing the best. Most parts of the corn plant are also used. During the early summer, the half-formed leaves of corn are boiled in milk and eaten with the cob. Sometimes they barter wheat with the Zuri Indians, or they grow it themselves. In the place of baking powder, they use juniper ashes as a flavoring. Juniper can also be used as medicine. Besides, the Navajo people eat fried bread more often, but it is not the primary …show more content…
The frying food came from necessity when the American government provided for them wheat and part of the relief program. The main ingredients of fried food are corn and lard. Fried bread is considered as food for intertribal unity (Iverson et al. 2006). The preferred flour is Blue Bird coupled with other ingredients such as salt, shortening, water and baking powder. The Navajo people serve food with great respect, great thought, and love. They show a lot of hospitality and unity during holidays. Holiday meals are the fried bread meant for fostering unity among the people of the Indian sub-tribes and the American