Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-165).
Contents
Desert Indians: Their history and their culture: Prehistory -- Food -- Clothing -- Shelter -- Tools -- Language -- Arts and Crafts -- Children and play -- Religion and beliefs -- Trade -- Social groups and government -- Europeans come -- Desert Indians tribe today -- Historic Native Americans of the Southwest -- Desert Indians: Activities for the classroom: Crafts and clay fun -- Food preparation -- Shelters -- Tool-making ideas -- Weaving -- Sand tray stories -- Early Native American games -- Early Southwestern toys -- Pen pals -- Individual hand-sized student timelines -- Creative writing (or journal-entry) suggestions -- Culminating activity: Creating a "museum of the desert Indians" (or a "museum of southwestern anthropology")