By David Estrella
Do you know about the
Mojave Indians, a California
native American tribe.
The Mojave lived from
Arizona toMexico. They
lived along sides of the
river
banks. The
Mojave
has other tribes near the
pacific coast. The Mojave
also lived in the deserts
The climate was hot. The
mojave
Indians are
intersting. I will tell
you about the crafts , food,
homes, celebration , jobs,
clothing and some
intersting facts.
The Mojave homes are
cool. Before the Mojaves
had to build their homes,
they
had
to
dig a pit.
In summer they
slept under
open sided
brush
shelters.
They had to get poles to
make a
house . And had
to
put
leaves to make a
flat
roof. In winter they
slept
with
homes
with
walls.
Have you ever tasted Mojave
food? The Mojave practiced
fishing fish. They hunted deer,
rabbit, ground squirrels birds and
lizards. The Mojave also fished
other fish such as
mullets,
humpback, and skitters. The
Mojave ate beans, corn and
pumpkin
Do the
Mojave men, women
and children work ? The men
threw boomerangs to kill the
rabbits. The men couth fish with
hooks and hand
woven nets. They
spent hours making nets women
and men often plant plants.
Children fished and hunted
with
the men.
What did the
Mojave wear and what did
they use to make
clothing? The
Mojave
trapped animals to make
clothing. They
hunted
deer skin and other
animal skin. Women
wore
skirts and
men
wore
long breech
cloth.
They
didn’t wear
much
clothing
because
it was hot. On coled
days
they
wore
deer
skin and rabbit
skin.
What did the Mojave
do during
the
ceremony? They
had
celebrations when
someone died. When
somebody past away
they would sing
a
song. The only people
to lead the ceremony
were the people
that
had strength.
What type of crafts do
Mojave do? The baskets were
used for caring corn meals. Men
attached a long
wooden
pole to make a handle.
They made huts,
baskets that
could hold water, and store
food. Men wove baskets and
nets for fishing. Men wove
cone shaped baskets. The
woman wove water tights storage
baskets.
Did you know they used
cactus as needles to make
tattoos. They mixed two
Indian words to make one.
The Mojave believed
performing will bring fourth
rain. The Mojave poked them
selves with cactus as needles
to make tattos.
The Mojave was an
interesting California native
American. I hope they
keep there colony strong.