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Finding native America The
gnarled desert canyons of the southwest to the windy sweep of the Great
Plains, the United States' cinematic landscapes intertwined with Native
American lore and traditions. Within
national of the country parks and historic sites, ancient cliff
dwellings, Ghost Dance sites, Old West trading posts and include more,
you can explore the past - and now - of the Native American culture.
Mesa Verde National ParkStart in the Four Corners area where the states of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona meet. More Native Americans live today than anywhere else in the United States. It is also the historic homeland of the Ancestral Pueblo people who extensive cliff dwellings built on the Colorado Plateau between 600 and 1300. Today, a Unesco World Heritage Site, Colorado Mesa Verde National Park is home to more than 5,000 archaeological sites and scores of indigenous pueblos (villages) built into vertical cliffs high above on the plateaus. Ranger-guided tours to visit Cliff Palace, the park's largest and most impressive preserved cliff dwelling, and Balcony House, which is reached by climbing wooden ladders and run through narrow tunnels to glimpse the 800-year-old kivas (underground ceremonial rooms ).
Chaco Culture National Historic ParkMany Native American tribes were forced to move to the Four Corners area to move during the American 19th-century western expansion, but the indigenous population had been living here for almost a thousand years before the arrival of the military and pioneer homesteaders. On the other hand the southwest, an extensive network of roads built by the Ancestral Pueblo people lead to Chaco, the prehistoric city located in the middle of the complex Chaco Culture, which flourished between 800 and 1100. You can drive to the park, walking away in a day, stopping to walk through creepy-abandoned adobe houses and squares and along the ancient petroglyphs etched in rock walls. Located in a remote area of New Mexico, Chaco is one of the most isolated Southwest Parks - dark skies are so far from all the city lights it's perfect for stargazing, either of the park observatory or your own site.Canyon de Chelly National MonumentGenerations of American Indians have searched hidden life-giving bags in the Four Corners area. Canyon de Chelly, located in northeastern Arizona, is one such place, with natural resources that ancient pueblos, orchards and fields of corn, beans and squash sustained. Hopi people settled the canyon, followed by the Navajo, who still live here. Take a backcountry 4x4 tour with a Navajo guide, or drive to lookout points along the edge of the canyon and walk one mile White House Trail. Elsewhere in the Navajo Nation, do not miss the beautifully preserved Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, are valued Navajo rug room and daily demonstrations of traditional weaving techniques.Badlands National ParkTo see how the American West looked to the American Indians for centuries before the American troops and settlers arrived, go to the Black Hills of South Dakota. Here there are countless Hollywood westerns were filmed. For the most cinematic landscape, searching for the magical eroded pinnacles and buttes of Badlands National Park. Spy on bison, which once covered the plains with herds of animals millions strong, hunted by Native Americans as a source of food and raw materials for clothing, shelter and weapons. The park's southern part on the Pine Ridge Reservation of the Oglala Sioux. Here is the last ghost dances - where ritual Indians danced and prayed for peace against the attack of the U.S. government - took place in the late 19th century. It is also the site of the infamous Wounded Knee massacre, the last armed confrontation between U.S. Cavalry troops and Indians, that the border was closed forever in 1890. Stop at the park White River Visitor Center and the Red Cloud Indian School's Heritage Center for more information about the heartbreaking history of this country to learn, recently proposed to the U.S. its first tribal national park become.PracticalAsk before taking pictures of all the people on tribal reservations and Native Americans working in the national parks and historic sites.Practice "leave no trace" principles in all archaeological sites and in the desert. Do not touch, move or otherwise disturb artifacts or existing structures. Report any new discoveries or tribal park rangers.Always stay on the paved trails and signposted footpaths, unless accompanied by a park ranger or tribal or an official licensed guide.Buy, sell, possession, consumption or transportation of alcohol is prohibited in some Native American reservations, including the Navajo Nation.
Mesa Verde National ParkStart in the Four Corners area where the states of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona meet. More Native Americans live today than anywhere else in the United States. It is also the historic homeland of the Ancestral Pueblo people who extensive cliff dwellings built on the Colorado Plateau between 600 and 1300. Today, a Unesco World Heritage Site, Colorado Mesa Verde National Park is home to more than 5,000 archaeological sites and scores of indigenous pueblos (villages) built into vertical cliffs high above on the plateaus. Ranger-guided tours to visit Cliff Palace, the park's largest and most impressive preserved cliff dwelling, and Balcony House, which is reached by climbing wooden ladders and run through narrow tunnels to glimpse the 800-year-old kivas (underground ceremonial rooms ).
Chaco Culture National Historic ParkMany Native American tribes were forced to move to the Four Corners area to move during the American 19th-century western expansion, but the indigenous population had been living here for almost a thousand years before the arrival of the military and pioneer homesteaders. On the other hand the southwest, an extensive network of roads built by the Ancestral Pueblo people lead to Chaco, the prehistoric city located in the middle of the complex Chaco Culture, which flourished between 800 and 1100. You can drive to the park, walking away in a day, stopping to walk through creepy-abandoned adobe houses and squares and along the ancient petroglyphs etched in rock walls. Located in a remote area of New Mexico, Chaco is one of the most isolated Southwest Parks - dark skies are so far from all the city lights it's perfect for stargazing, either of the park observatory or your own site.Canyon de Chelly National MonumentGenerations of American Indians have searched hidden life-giving bags in the Four Corners area. Canyon de Chelly, located in northeastern Arizona, is one such place, with natural resources that ancient pueblos, orchards and fields of corn, beans and squash sustained. Hopi people settled the canyon, followed by the Navajo, who still live here. Take a backcountry 4x4 tour with a Navajo guide, or drive to lookout points along the edge of the canyon and walk one mile White House Trail. Elsewhere in the Navajo Nation, do not miss the beautifully preserved Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, are valued Navajo rug room and daily demonstrations of traditional weaving techniques.Badlands National ParkTo see how the American West looked to the American Indians for centuries before the American troops and settlers arrived, go to the Black Hills of South Dakota. Here there are countless Hollywood westerns were filmed. For the most cinematic landscape, searching for the magical eroded pinnacles and buttes of Badlands National Park. Spy on bison, which once covered the plains with herds of animals millions strong, hunted by Native Americans as a source of food and raw materials for clothing, shelter and weapons. The park's southern part on the Pine Ridge Reservation of the Oglala Sioux. Here is the last ghost dances - where ritual Indians danced and prayed for peace against the attack of the U.S. government - took place in the late 19th century. It is also the site of the infamous Wounded Knee massacre, the last armed confrontation between U.S. Cavalry troops and Indians, that the border was closed forever in 1890. Stop at the park White River Visitor Center and the Red Cloud Indian School's Heritage Center for more information about the heartbreaking history of this country to learn, recently proposed to the U.S. its first tribal national park become.PracticalAsk before taking pictures of all the people on tribal reservations and Native Americans working in the national parks and historic sites.Practice "leave no trace" principles in all archaeological sites and in the desert. Do not touch, move or otherwise disturb artifacts or existing structures. Report any new discoveries or tribal park rangers.Always stay on the paved trails and signposted footpaths, unless accompanied by a park ranger or tribal or an official licensed guide.Buy, sell, possession, consumption or transportation of alcohol is prohibited in some Native American reservations, including the Navajo Nation.
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