Indians in the Curriculum:
20 Handouts for Middle and High School
History and Social Studies
By Kerry Dunne

Handout 17 Activities: Zuni Gardens

Background:

Gardening with irrigation ditches in Zuni, New Mexico, 1941. Photo by Rev. John B. Tennelly, S.S., Marquette University Libraries, Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions Records, Negative 0447

Study and Discuss:

1.     What sort of farming techniques are they using in this picture? Why?

2.     What is the terrain like in this area of the country?

3.     What crops do you think the Zuni might grow here?

4.     Do you think this method is still used today? Why?

Resources 17: Zuni Gardens