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http://www.gosee.de/images/content/108_9_a_blackfoot_travois.jpg weapondry __** ·  Bows and arrows ·  Fought with spears and rawhide shields. ·  first made points of stone- arrows and lace tips ·  bows made out of oak and juniper ·  acquired guns in the seventeenth century ·  usually attacked Spanish, Ute and Pueblo Indians ·  Tools made from wood, bones, antlers, and stone ·  Bow made from one piece of wood o  Mulberry o  Locust o  Oak o  Maple ·  Bowstring made from deer sinew ·  Took pride in their weapons ·  Made decorated bow cases ·  Mountain lion skin was thought to bring good luck to the hunter ·  Three split feathers spaced evenly apart ·  Shields ·  Spears ·  War clubs ·  Leather war shirts ·  Knives made out of stone
 * __An example of a travois__**.
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//**__ Native Languages of the Americas website © 1998-2008- __**//[|**http://www.bigorrin.org/navajo_kids.htm**] __**A Native American Encyclopedia, By Barry Pritzker- **__[|**http://books.google.ca/books?id=ZxWJVc4ST0AC&pg=PA54&lpg=PA54&dq=navajo+weapons+1800&source=bl&ots=y_RYa-2HZd&sig=C3wwvCV4rYPfL90XwN2S7nd7Yzg&hl=en&ei=sdD4ScL9JYbfmQfBqaCZDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6**]

__** Transportation **__ ·  used dogs pulling travois   ·  help carry belongings  ·  Europeans brought horses to America  ·  The Navajos could travel faster  ·  Babies placed on cradleboards o  Made of, frame, back slats, and a hoop o  Baby wrapped in layers of clothes, then strapped to the board o  Hoop protects babies head in case of a fall ·  Makes it easy for mother to transport baby o  Especially on horseback ·  Generally kept on cradleboards for first six or seven months ·  Cradleboards often flatten the back of the baby’s head


 * __ From the Book: The Apches And Navajos, By Craig A. Doherty and Kathrine M. Doherty __**