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Mohave Indians
Living in the Southwest US, they lived along the rivers of the area, particularly the Colorado River.
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What are the 'Mohave Indians Ceremonies'?
They dig a deep rectangular pit. then it would be filled with large mesquite logs changing with smaller sticks and brush. The body which the person who has died would be wrapped in a blanket and placed on white cottonwoood poles. then they stripped the bark from the green cottonwood and then coloring the poles white in the sun prepared these white poles.
What type of drawings and symbols are on tepees?
That is a subject that can not be answered in the limited space available here - it would take many books to give a complete answer.
Every tribe was different; among most Plains tribes decorated tipis were the exception rather than the rule and around 90% of tipis had no designs of any kind. They were simply the natural cream colour of the hides used to make the cover, with the upper section blackened by smoke from the internal fire.
Among the Crows it was a tribal tradition not to paint designs on their tipis except in very special circumstances - the tipis were left as white as possible in most cases.
Some Plains people used traditional tribal designs (such as the Blackfoot); some designs indicated a medicine lodge or a great warrior with outstanding war achievements; other designs simply recorded particular events, hunts and battles of the past.
Not all tipi decorations were painted; sometimes buffalo tails were sewn all over the outside of the cover in a repeat pattern.
A calumet (a medicine pipe hung with feathers) painted on a tipi might mean that the tipi was the home of a war party leader or a medicine man; stylised horse tracks indicated a warrior who had taken part in raids to steal enemy horses; rows of guns might mean that the warrior had counted coup by taking the guns from enemy warriors in battle.
Among the Blackfoot tribes, white disks represented puffball mushrooms which had celestial connections and were considered sacred. Some tipi designs indicated membership of a warrior society, or membership of a particular clan.
There was no universal interpretation of symbols - each tribe had its own different system for recording war achievements.
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Where does the word mohave originate?
Mohave (actually pronounced makav) is the Mohave word for "alongside" and it occurs in the expression aha makavmeaning "alongside the river" (aha means river).
"Aha makav" is the Mohave name for the Mohave, the "alongside the river people." The river is, of course, the Colorado River and their historic and present portion of the river is the roughly 120-mile stretch mostly below the city of Needles in California, but extending also into Nevada and Arizona.
So that is literally where the name comes from.
What kind of tools did the Indians use to cook?
The Cherokee Indians used clay pots as cooking utensils, water pitchers, and bowls. Gourds were carved into large dippers for serving foods. Spoons and primitive forks were carved from small pieces of wood.
What foods did the Mojave Indians eat?
the mojave indians ate fish,rabitts,lizards,and rattlesnakes
they planted squash,beans,pumpkin,maize[corn],and melons
women gathered nuts fruits and herbs
What is the value of a mohave county AZ deputy sheriff badge?
Badges aren't worth much unless it's vintage/antique or from a world famous department(Chicago/LA/NY PD's, 1800's Tombstone, Bisbee, Tucson, etc.), and even then generally only go for about $100. I got a Chicago captain badge off eBay for $79 last year. They scratched the officer's name off the back, though
What kind of food did the Mohawk tribe eat?
They ate corn, fruit, berries, rabbit, grouse, wild turkey and deer meat.
What tools and weapons did ho chunk Indians use?
Ho-chunk indians used spears to fish and the men used a string with a hook at the end and bow and arrows to hunt
They played with balls made of hide wrapped around moss and sewn at the fringes.
What did the Shasta tribe used for transportation in California?
they used dugout canoes and they walked
What kind of clothes did the Mojave Indians wear?
Mojave Indian woman usally wear gowns or dresses. Mojave Men wear a top and some times scorts. The kids ages 3-12 wear nothing. Babies wear old blankets sewed at the bottom and sides.
Where does the Mojave Indian tribe live?
Near the Colorado river in California, Arizona
The colorado river is in the desert region of california
What did the Mojave Indians play with?
They played with balls made of hide wrapped around moss and sewn at the fringes.
