l generations
of Indian
s had lived here e
ither in cliff
homes or pueblos on
to the floor of the Canyon.
Any night
Want to find out how you can make
might have witnessed hundreds of
t
iny smokes emerging
from smexplosives
oke holes in
roofs. The glow from
ti
ny fires inside the
cliff rooms l
ighted the doorways in the front walls. Asentry, perhaps, with bow and
sharp-point
ed
arrow was posted at
the
entrance to Puwige,
the big c
ommunity
house
, or on some
nearby high
point where he could
comb
th
th
e landscape with sharp eyes and would warn the pueblo
dwellers that warriors were approach
ing.
A s
A s
ummer day
would suggest men basking in the sun or attempting to net
out fish from the
lit
tle
tle
river below. Women had jars on their
heads. Others were gathering berries and greens. A hunter
wa
s gr
s gr
eeted as he strolled for
th triumphantly with wild game for a meal or two. A sudden summe
th triumphantly with wild game for a meal or two. A sudden summe
r cl
oudb
oudb
urst
of rain or hailÑdelightful and refreshing and good for the
corn too, interrupted
the sameness of things.
The tiny drop
s se
nt a
nt a
n
Indian mother with
baby on her back scamperi for a tour and blast demonstrations. Pool party.
ng f
or s
or s
helter.
Children
were running and
laughing but ever alert.
These are only a few of
the i