FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS
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Plains
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Southwest
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Eastern Woodlands
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Pacific Northwest
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Hohokam (c. 200–1400) lived in the desert area of the Gila basin of southern Arizona and built irrigation canals to water their fields.
Detailed explanation-2: -The American Indians of the Southwest culture area traditionally lived in what are now the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Today more than one fifth of Native Americans in the United States continue to live in this region, mostly in the states of Arizona and New Mexico.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Anasazi lived in the four corners region, where presentday Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah meet. Anasazi farmers adapted to their dry environment and grew maize, beans, and squash. Over time, they began to use irrigation to increase food production.
Detailed explanation-4: -The western Pueblo tribes included the Hopi (Uto-Aztecan; see also Hopi language), Hano (Tanoan), Zuni (Penutian), and Acoma and Laguna (Keresan). The Navajo and the closely related Apache spoke Athabaskan languages.
Detailed explanation-5: -Hopi people lived in the traditional Pueblo-style Adobe homes for many years, until European contact was made.