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Native Americans (Navajo: a member of an American Indian people of New…
Native Americans
Navajo: a member of an American Indian people of New Mexico and Arizona. 
Apache: a member of a North American Indian people living chiefly in New Mexico and Arizona. The Apache put up fierce resistance to the European settlers and were, under the leadership of Geronimo, the last American Indian people to be conquered.
Chaco Canyon: Chaco Culture National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park hosting the densest and most exceptional concentration of pueblos in the American Southwest.
Anasazi: The Anasazi ("Ancient Ones"), thought to be ancestors of the modern Pueblo Indians, inhabited the Four Corners country of southern Utah, southwestern Colorado, northwestern New Mexico, and northern Arizona from about A.D. 200 to A.D. 1300, leaving a heavy accumulation of house remains and debris.
Archaeologist: a person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.
Artifact: an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.
Atlatl: a stick used by Eskimos and early American Indians to propel a spear or dart.
Culture: the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
Dry farming: Dryland farming and dry farming are agricultural techniques for non-irrigated cultivation of crops. Dryland farming is associated with drylands - dry areas characterized by a cool wet season followed by a warm dry season.
Mano: Native American manos from Arizona. A mano (Spanish for hand) is a ground stone tool used with a metate to process or grind food by hand.
Metate: (in Central America) a flat or slightly hollowed oblong stone on which materials such as grain and cocoa are ground using a smaller stone.
Nomadic: living the life of a nomad; wandering.
Tipi: A tipi is a cone-shaped tent, traditionally made of animal skins upon wooden poles. A tipi is distinguished from other conical tents by the smoke flaps at the top of the structure.
Patrilineal: relating to or based on relationship to the father or descent through the male line.
Matrilineal: of or based on kinship with the mother or the female line.
Kiva: a chamber, built wholly or partly underground, used by male Pueblo Indians for religious rites.
Mesa: an isolated flat-topped hill with steep sides, found in landscapes with horizontal strata.
Killsite: Any archaeological site that was primarily used for killing and butchering animals. It is recognized by its distinctive location, tools assemblages, or animal bone evidence. ... DEFINITION: Any place where large amounts of material are extracted or processed, such as a quarry, clay pit, or kill site.
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