Utah Native American Vocabulary
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What does an archaeologist study?
Human activity by recovering artifacts and ancient dwellings.
What does a paleontologist study?
Early plant and animal life using fossils.
Which two main ancient tribes lived in Utah?
The Anasazi (ancestral Pueblo) and the Fremont.
Where did the Anasazi (ancestral Pueblo) live?
The Four Corners area of southeast Utah.
Which ancient Utah people lived in cliff dwellings and villages?
The Anasazi (ancestral Pueblo).
Where did the Fremont live?
Northern and central Utah.
What did the Fremont do for food?
They foraged wild food and grew corn.
What is an atlatl?
A long tool that helps hunters throw spears farther and with more power.
What is a pictograph?
A painting found on stone, generally in a cave.
What is a petroglyph?
A carving made into rock.
What are Utah's five modern Native American tribes?
Goshute, Navajo, Paiute, Ute, and Shoshone.
Where did the Goshute live?
Western Utah.
How did the Goshute traditionally get food?
They were hunter-gatherers.
What kind of homes did the Goshute live in?
Wiki-ups made from sticks.
Where did the Navajo live in Utah?
Southeastern Utah in the Four Corners area.
What two activities were critical for the Navajo?
Sheep raising and weaving.
What kind of homes did the Navajo live in?
Hogans—round log and mud homes.
Where did the Paiute live?
Southwest Utah near St. George.
What were the Paiute known for besides hunting and gathering?
Weaving baskets and making pottery.
Where did the Ute live?
Central and eastern Utah.
What kind of homes did the Ute live in?
Tepees made of skins and sticks.
What did the Ute use for transportation?
Horses.
Who provided healing services among the Ute?
Medicine men.
Where did the Shoshone live?
Northern Utah.
What kinds of homes did the Shoshone use?
Caves, wikiups, and tepees.
What are the Three Sisters crops?
Winter squash, maize (corn), and beans.
Why were the Three Sisters planted close together?
The crops helped each other grow.
What was the Intermountain Indian School?
A Brigham City school where Native American children were sent from 1950 to 1984.
Who was Chief Kanosh?
A Ute chief who was friendly to the pioneers.
Chief Kanosh led which tribe?
The Ute.
Who was Chief Washakie?
A friendly Shoshone chief.
Chief Washakie led which tribe?
The Shoshone.
Who was Chief Black Hawk?
A Ute war chief who led the Black Hawk War in central and southern Utah.
Chief Black Hawk led which tribe?
The Ute.
Who was Chief Walker (Walkara)?
A Shoshone leader who led the Walker War in south Utah County.
Chief Walker (Walkara) led which tribe?
The Shoshone.
Who was Chief Ouray?
A Ute leader at the end of the Utah Indian Wars who went to Washington, D.C. to plead for his land.
What is a reservation?
A legal area of land managed by Native American tribes.
Who was Chipeta?
Chief Ouray's wife; the study guide associates her with leadership after Ouray died.
Who was Old Posey?
A Ute leader who led a minor battle described in the study guide as the final Native American war in U.S. history in 1923.