Here in the brooding desert and high mesas, two sacred worlds collided: the Catholicism of the Spanish friars and the spirit-filled religion of the indigenous peoples known as the Pueblos. The Pueblos were a sedentary people who lived in towns and sustained themselves by planting corn and hunting small game.
The Pueblo thought Kachinas were ancestral spirits who returned with the clouds and rain to help their people. Over 300 different Kachinas were believed to exist. Pueblo indians believed that these spirits once lived among the people but, they became offended when not enough attention was paid to them. Before they left the Kachinas, they taught their people how to dance.Pueblo held religious festivals and ceremonies in which they asked the Kachinas to bring the clouds and rain to them so the crops would grow. They used drums and rattles during the dance in the ceremonies. They often danced with masks and chanted. The Pueblos always had their own religion. Their religion taught respect for nature and provided all the things necessary for life.The Pueblos prayed to kachinas(Spirits) in under ground rooms called kivas. Today many Pueblo Indians follow traditional religion. Some Pueblos practice other religions.*ks and chanted. When a boy reached the age of 13 he was brought to the kiva where the the identity of the Kachinas was told to him. A girl was not invited, but she was told the identity
In the colonies the war was called French and Indian War. Both French and British colonist were helped by their Indian allies. The British colonist were helped by the Iroquois Indians. The French were helped by the Hurons.
