The Zuni (also spelled Zuni by the Spanish or by the Zuni themselves when speaking English) or A:shiwi (in the Zuni language) are a Native American tribe, one of the Pueblo peoples, most of whom live in the Pueblo of Zuni on the Zuni River, a tributary of the Little Colorado River, in western New Mexico, United States. Zuni is 55 km (35 miles) south of Gallup, New Mexico and has a population of about 12,000, with over 80% being Native Americans, with 43.0% of the population below the poverty line as defined by the U.S. income standards. However, many of the people do not consider their low income and lifestyle to be poverty.
Zuni traditionally speak the Zuni language, a unique language (also called an "isolate") which is unrelated to the languages of the other Pueblo peoples. The Zuni continue to practice their traditional religion with its regular ceremonies and dances and an independent and unique belief system.
The Zuni Tribal Fair and Rodeo is held the third weekend in August. The Zuni participate in the Gallup Inter-Tribal Ceremony. (Quote from wikipedia.org)
About the Author
Frank Hamilton Cushing (1857 - 1900)
Frank Hamilton Cushing July 22, 1857- April 10, 1900 was born in Northeastern Pennsylvania, later moving with his family to western New York. As a boy he took an interest in the Native American artifacts in the surrounding countryside and taught himself how to knap flint (make arrowheads and such from flint). He published his first scientific paper when he was only 17. After a brief period at Cornell University at 19, he was appointed curator of the ethnological department of the National Museum in Washington, D.C. by the director of the Smithsonian Institution. There he came to the attention of John Wesley Powell, of the Bureau of Am
Zuni traditionally speak the Zuni language, a unique language (also called an "isolate") which is unrelated to the languages of the other Pueblo peoples. The Zuni continue to practice their traditional religion with its regular ceremonies and dances and an independent and unique belief system.
The Zuni Tribal Fair and Rodeo is held the third weekend in August. The Zuni participate in the Gallup Inter-Tribal Ceremony. (Quote from wikipedia.org)
About the Author
Frank Hamilton Cushing (1857 - 1900)
Frank Hamilton Cushing July 22, 1857- April 10, 1900 was born in Northeastern Pennsylvania, later moving with his family to western New York. As a boy he took an interest in the Native American artifacts in the surrounding countryside and taught himself how to knap flint (make arrowheads and such from flint). He published his first scientific paper when he was only 17. After a brief period at Cornell University at 19, he was appointed curator of the ethnological department of the National Museum in Washington, D.C. by the director of the Smithsonian Institution. There he came to the attention of John Wesley Powell, of the Bureau of Am
