Southwest Internet Dig


Southwest Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Oct 29, 8:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Welcome to the Delight Makers Dig – an exploration of the Frijoles Canyon north of Santa Fe, home of Bandelier National Monument. The Delight Makers was written by an explorer, archeologist, and ethnographer who lived a rough and ready life in the Southwest in the late 1800s. Let’s learn more about this amazing man and the novel he wrote.

Southwest Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Oct 29, 8:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Discovery #1 – Who wrote the Delight Makers and why did he write it ? button

Southwest Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Oct 29, 8:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Discovery #2 - Even though it is a fictional story, it is based on a real place and real people who once lived there. What is the place it is based on and what would you find there today? button button

Southwest Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Oct 29, 8:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Discovery #3 – What does matrilineal descent mean ? button

Southwest Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Oct 29, 8:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Discovery #4 - Who owned the house in the family and controlled the food that was stored there? Who was in charge of growing the food and hunting for small game? button

Southwest Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Oct 29, 8:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Discovery #5 – In this story of how the Delight Makers came to live in this world, how many levels of the world (which the storyteller calls wombs) are there and where are they located ? What is the name of the place where they move between worlds and emerged to this one ? button

Southwest Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Oct 29, 8:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Discovery #6 – What did the delight Makers believe had magical powers for healing? button

Southwest Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Oct 29, 8:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Discovery #7 – What is their name for their Rainmaker and how does he make rain ? button

Southwest Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Oct 29, 8:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Discovery #8 – What two important types of decision makers sat in the middle of the kiva during village meetings? button

Southwest Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Oct 29, 8:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Discovery #9 – Can you tell us what an archeologist does? And what is an ethnographer ? How is an Anthropologist different ?

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