Zuni
New Mexico nation
Zuni refers to a Pueblo people indigenous to western New Mexico, or a member of that people.
The Zuni have lived in the same region for thousands of years, centered around the pueblo of Zuni.
The term also designates their language, unrelated to other Pueblo languages: She studies Zuni linguistics.
Also spelled Zuñi.
Carved ceremonial spirit figure
- kivaPueblo ceremonial chamber
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- priestsOrdained religious leaders
- shrineSacred devotional place
prayer · ritual · altar · offering · sacred · mythology · spirits · cosmology
Blue-green opaque gemstone
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
- fetishIrrational devotion to something
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
pottery · lapidary · needlepoint · petit point · silversmith · carving · beadwork · mosaic
Sun-dried clay bricks
- villageSmall rural community
- plazaPublic open square
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- dwellingPlace of residence
ancestral · historic · terraced · communal · rooftop · ladders · settlement · multi-story
Southwestern U.S. state
- Arizona48th state admitted
- desertTo leave behind completely
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
- canyonDeep river-cut gorge
reservation · high desert · pinyon · juniper · arid · plateau · sandstone · arroyo
Cereal grown on cobs
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- squashFlatten by pressure
- beansEdible pod seeds
- dryland farmingCultivation without irrigation systems
harvest · planting · seeds · terracing · drought-resistant · subsistence · melon · chile
Original inhabitants of land
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
enrollment · council · elder · ancestry · heritage · identity · community · nation
Separate from others
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
immersion · dictionary · linguistic · unwritten · speakers · preservation · classroom · elders
kachina
Carved ceremonial spirit figure
- kivaPueblo ceremonial chamber
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- priestsOrdained religious leaders
shrine · prayer · ritual · altar · offering · sacred · mythology · spirits · cosmology · pilgrimage
turquoise
Blue-green opaque gemstone
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
- fetishIrrational devotion to something
jewelry · pottery · lapidary · needlepoint · petit point · silversmith · carving · beadwork · mosaic · stonework
adobe
Sun-dried clay bricks
- villageSmall rural community
- plazaPublic open square
- architectureBuilding design discipline
dwelling · ancestral · historic · terraced · communal · rooftop · ladders · settlement · multi-story
New Mexico
Southwestern U.S. state
canyon · reservation · high desert · pinyon · juniper · arid · plateau · sandstone · arroyo
corn
Cereal grown on cobs
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- squashFlatten by pressure
- beansEdible pod seeds
dryland farming · harvest · planting · seeds · terracing · drought-resistant · subsistence · melon · chile
Indigenous
Original inhabitants of land
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
sovereignty · enrollment · council · elder · ancestry · heritage · identity · community · nation
isolate
Separate from others
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
fluency · immersion · dictionary · linguistic · unwritten · speakers · preservation · classroom · elders
- Native AmericansCherokee, Apache, Navajo, Sioux, Mohawk
- Southwestmesa, Monument Valley, Arizona, New Mexico, Grand Canyon
- Americas LanguagesSpanish, Portuguese, Nahuatl, Quechua, Mayan
- frontier Americapioneers, settlers, homesteaders, homesteading, sodbusters
- Indigenous American LanguagesNavajo, Cherokee, Nahuatl, Quechua, Ojibwe
- Indigenous LanguagesNavajo, Cherokee, Dakota, Lakota, Ojibwe
Migrants from Europe establishing colonies