Mojave

= The Mojave Indians: Desert Region = By Mallory and Amanda

**Food:** //The Mojave Indians// made cl // ay pots for storing food and water. They ate corn, beans, melons, pumpkins, seeds, cactus fruits, mesquite beans, rabbits, raccoons, and rattlesnakes. They got fresh water from the Colorado River. //

**Houses:** // In the summer, The Mojave Indians made open sided, flat topped shelters so the wind could cool them. In the winter, they made walls for their houses out of logs and arrowweed, then covered their houses with mud to make them stronger. //


 * Village: ** //The Mojave Indians lived in the Desert Region in the Mojave Valley along the lower Northern side of the Colorado River, on the South-East side of California.//


 * Use of Resources: **// The Mojave used the Colorado River for fertile soil, so they can farm. They farmed melons and pumpkins. They made clay pots out of mud because they had plenty of mud in their area. //


 * Adaption to Environment: **// The Mojave adapted to their environment by eating cactus fruits because it was one of the only plants that could grow there. They also hunted small animals such as rabbits, raccoons, and rattlesnakes because they are one of the only types of animals that lived in the area. //


 * Interesting Facts: ** //Some Mojave Indians were slaves, and if they were slaves they would have chin tattoos made from mud.//﻿//The Mojave//

//would travel to the Cahuilla tribe and they would chant together.// //The Mojave Indians traveled long distances and Mojave traders would run//

//for most of the distances.//
 * //Left:// ** Mojave beaded collar //**Middle**: Mojave pottery **Right:** Mojave slave//

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