Pathfinders: Pima Culture |
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Pima CultureThis pathfinder was designed to act as a teaching tool for teachers and parents of primary and secondary school students learning about Pima culture. The sources have been divided into categories that correspond with possible school subjects and teaching interests. Some sources appear in more than one category. All of the print sources listed are available either at Amazon.com or at Chandler Public Library. Gaining Background Knowledge The best source for a well-rounded background in Pima culture is Bertha Dutton’s American Indians of the Southwest (Dutton, Bertha Pauline. American Indians of the Southwest. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1983). The chapters on Pimas contain information about all aspects of Pima culture. Anna Moore Shaw’s autobiography A Pima Past (Shaw, Anna Moore, A Pima Past. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1974) will also provide insight into the Piman way of life. Literature & Storytime Betty Baker’s At the Center of the World (Baker, Betty. At the Center of the World. New York: Macmillan, 1973) is written especially for children and contains several Pima myths and legends. Other works that contain Pima myths and legends are Shaw’s Pima Indian Legends (Shaw, Anna Moore. Pima Indian Legends. 1968. Tuscon: University of Arizona Press, 1993), Webb’s A Pima Remembers (Webb, George. A Pima Remembers. 1959. Reprint ed. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1982), and Curtin’s By the Prophet of the Earth (Curtin, Leonora Scott Muse. By the Prophet of the Earth. Santa Fe: San Vicente Foundation, 1949). Poetry & Music Pima poetry and music can be studied with Bahr’s Ants and Orioles: Showing the Art of Pima Poetry (Bahr, Donald M, Lloyd Paul, and Vincent Joseph. Ants and Orioles: Showing the Art of Pima Poetry. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1997), Houston’s Songs of the Dream People: Chants and Images from the Indians and Eskimos of North America (Houston, James A. Songs of the Dream People: Chants and Images from the Indians and Eskimos of North America. New York: Atheneum, 1972), and Zepeda’s When it Rains, Papago and Pima Poetry / Mat hekid o ju, ‘O’odham Na‑cegitodag (Zepeda, Ofelia, ed. When it Rains, Papago and Pima Poetry / Mat hekid o ju, ‘O’odham Na‑cegitodag. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1982). Art The Pimas’ signature art form is their unique basketry. This tradition can be explored in Sandra Newman’s Indian Basket Weaving: How to Weave Pomo, Yurok, Pima, and Navajo Baskets (Newman, Sandra Corrie. Indian Basket Weaving: How to Weave Pomo, Yurok, Pima, and Navajo Baskets. Flagstaff: Northland Press, 1974) and Harvey Cain’s Pima Indian Basketry (Cain, Harvey Thomas. Pima Indian Basketry. Phoenix: McGrew Print and Lithographing Co, 1962). Also, the Heard Museum’s Web site offers information about basketry exhibits. Lessons in Science L.S.M. Curtin’s By the Prophet of the Earth (Curtin, Leonora Scott Muse. By the Prophet of the Earth. Santa Fe: San Vicente Foundation, 1949) contains extensive information about plants and their uses in Pima culture. Math Activities Many of the games in Culin’s Games of the North American Indians (Culin, Stewart. Games of the North American Indians. 1907. Vols. 1 & 2. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1992) could be used in math classes. Pimas Past & Present The activities and interests of today’s Piman people can be found at various Web sites, such as the sites of the Gila River Indian Community, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona. These sites are also excellent sources for information about the history of the Pimas from their own point of view. In addition, Dutton’s American Indians of the Southwest (Dutton, Bertha Pauline. American Indians of the Southwest. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1983) contains a section on the Pimas’ history in Arizona. Alternative Activities Culin’s Games of the North American Indians (Culin, Stewart. Games of the North American Indians. 1907. Vols. 1 & 2. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1992) describes a variety of Pima games that would be appropriate for students of all ages. Southwestern Indian Recipe Book by Zora Hesse (Hesse, Zora. Southwestern Indian Recipe Book. Palmer Lake, CO: Filter Press, 1998) contains nine Pima recipes that could be prepared by older students or for younger students. Once an adult mastered the Pima basketry skills detailed by Newman in Indian Basket Weaving: How to Weave Pomo, Yurok, Pima, and Navajo Baskets (Newman, Sandra Corrie. Indian Basket Weaving : How to Weave Pomo, Yurok, Pima, and Navajo Baskets. Flagstaff: Northland Press, 1974), he/she could teach or demonstrate basket making to students.
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