Yucca

Ute Tribe The Ute tribe are Native Americans living in the Great Basin region of the United States of America. The Ute tribes live in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Nevada. “Ute’ is a shortened version of “Eutah” or “Yutah” with a Spanish origin meaning people of the mountains. According to tribal history, the Ute people have lived in this area since the beginning of time.The Ute tribal membership is currently 2,970 and over half of the members live on the Reservation. The Utes have their own…

After an almost 3 hour flight and trying to avoid the lightning as we flew through storms. I sat perched by the window watching as we descended towards the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport. My first thought as I saw the island for the first time was a sense of assimilation. Being someone who’s always wanted to grow closer to my heritage, this was everything I dreamed about growing up. Going to the island for the first time exposed me to Puerto Rican culture, exotic animals, amazing food…

I start heading up the river toward Laughlin creeping along, enjoying the surroundings. The river is about two thousand feet wide. Boulders and desert landscape line each side of the river. Joshua trees, yucca trees, and creosote bushes pop up around the boulders. The creosote bush has tiny green leaves with little yellow florets in between the leaves giving the brown backdrop of the dirt a vibrant chromatic separation. Creosote bushes emit an odor that…

The country of Cuba has a lot of great features. The leader of Cuba is Raúl Castro. The official currency is the Cuban peso. It is divided into 100 centavos. Pesos are divided into 1, 3,5,1,20,50,100. The Cuban Convertible Peso (CUC) was founded by the Cuban financial authorities to take out all foreign currencies from circulation, and offer an alternative that is equal to US dollars. It replaces the dollar as currency where previous dollars were quoted in places such as hotels, restaurants and…

world like herself and Brian. Lori appears to be more introverted, and is not included in Jeanette and Brian’s experiences with other children. Mostly violent and unpleasant experiences as described. “Brian did fairly well fending them off until the yucca branch broke. Then he disappeared beneath a flurry of swinging fists and kicking feet. I grabbed the biggest rock I could find and hit one of the girls on the head with it.” Ordinarily, children learn how to peacefully interact with one…

Mobbing behavior is an antipredator adaptation in which individuals of prey species cooperatively engage in harassing or attacking a potential intruder or predator. This behavior is most frequently exhibited in birds and can include; aerial swoops, physical attacks, the emittance of loud calls, or defecating on the predator. For an extended time, researchers believed that this behavior primarily served as a response to protect offspring against predators, in an attempt to relocate them away…

Native American weapons can be traced back to the Stone Age. Native American weapons were a very important part of their culture. From common day chores to heavy duty hunting or fighting, traditional weapons, such as the bow and arrow, tomahawks, spears, war clubs, and blow darts, were a part of their everyday lives (Native American Weapons, n.d.). The bow and arrow was one of the most popular amongst the Natives. They were used in warfare and for hunting small and large game. Most bows were…

clothing purposes. Animals such as buffalo, catfish, white tailed deer, red fox, elk and much more, were exposed on their expedition “NebraskaStudies.Org”. According to lewis-clark.org, certain plants were discovered such as; bare grass, sweet grass, yucca, and wild ginger. These discoveries were an impact on the United States by opening the doors for studying the different aspects of animals and their vegetation involvement. Along the Lewis and Clark expedition, they not only discovered many…

streets are filled with children doing traditional dances while wearing traditional cloths ; parades of dancers, color guards and school bands. There are also firework displays as street vendors sell arroz con pollo (rice and chicken), tamales and fried yucca to the pedestrians who line the…

Berenice Chavez-Rojas ANT 4123.001 09 March 2016 Manos and Metates of the Mimbrenos Mimbres is the name of a river in the mountainous southwestern New Mexico. The Mibres River valley has prehistoric archaeological sites with centuries of occupation. The elevation is as diverse as the vegetation. The arid climate and long growing season were attractive to maize, which dominated an agricultural movement. The increase in available food led to population growth and the need to process more grain at…