HIST 1103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Vine Deloria Jr., Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Culture National Historical Park
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Ice age c. 75,000 8000 bce. Land bridge between siberia and alaska (bering strait) By the archaic period (c. 8000-1000 bce small bands of people had moved into almost every part of the continent. Maritime people would have made he trip by sea. Emerge from somewhere inside the earth; beneath the ground. Originated in the sky; from the heavens. All creations are very important to each tribe. Everything native american came from stories they grew up hearing. Vine deloria, jr. lakota witer, theologian, political scientist, and activist. Joseph m. marshall lll lakota writer. Most estimates are between 2-18 million people for the area north of mexico. People learned how to manipulate seeds and domesticate/cultivate certain plants/crops. Profoundly altered native american life more permanent settlements; more reliable food source. Urban centers in the southwest and mississippi valley. Hundreds of miles of straight roads spoking out from it.
