Ute Food Resources

In Southwest Basin, North America, the tribe the Utes, always have an efficient amount of rich resources to get their food no matter what season it is. The Utes food resources were are Sage grouse, birds, and squirrels. Women use nets to gather the Sage grouse while they use bow and arrows to sphere kill birds and squirrels. Women fished all year long, but, also cooking, sewing, and tending the vegetable gardens became challenging, yet they accomplished their daily duties. The end of the northern reserve provided a surplus amount of fish. With a surplus amount of fish, the Utes continued to gather berries, wild plums, and Buffalo. The Utes had horses occupying the land, needing to resourcefully use them. The Utes used the horses as an efficient …show more content…
Married women are expected to share their harvested products and the crayfish, frogs. And insects with her husband and children. The head of every Kapauku family plant two gardens every eight months. Surprisingly, women are in charge of planting crops too. Women are tabooed from eating Apuu, a type of yam. It’s a man’s responsibility to cultivate this plant. Men use small dibble sticks to set shallow holes on the outer edge of the garden. The Ute women carry the burden of doing all the crop and household work, whereas the Kapauku equally share the role of taking care of white potatoes. When a man gets married, he becomes a diligent husband and helps out his wife. The importance of the Pig is apparent because the Kapauku saves the crops for themselves and for the pigs. Pigs are a vital source of food and a source of individual wealth. Wealth is increased through the sales of pigs. The Kapauku grow sugar cane, bananas, squash, and cucumbers. Cultivators dig large drainage ditches and made beds enriched with green and decayed fertilizer. Kapauku women and men fish, however, women fish to provide dinner while the men fish to cool off on a hot day. Women consequently are given the credit for diligently fishing to provide dinner for their