Keres people
The Keres people are one of the Pueblo peoples.[1] The speak English, Keresan languages, and in one pueblo Keresan Sign Language.
The Keresan pueblos are:
- Cochiti Pueblo
- San Felipe Pueblo
- Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Zia Pueblo
- Santa Ana Pueblo
- Acoma Pueblo
- Laguna Pueblo
The western pueblos, Acoma and Laguna, are the largest.
Ethnobotany
- Abronia fragrans - The Keres mix ground roots of the plant with corn flour, and eat to gain weight.[2] They also use this mixture to keep from becoming greedy,[2] and they make ceremonial necklaces from the plant.[2]
- Acer negundo - Twigs are made into prayer sticks.[3]
- Commelina dianthifolia - Infusion of plant used as a strengthener for weakened tuberculosis patients.[4]
- Geranium caespitosum - Roots crushed into a paste to treat sores, and whole plant as turkey food.[5]
References
- ↑ American Indians of the Southwest By Bertha P. Dutton, p.29
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Swank, George R. 1932 The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 24)
- ↑ Swank, George R. 1932 The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 24)
- ↑ Swank, George R. 1932 The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 38)
- ↑ Swank, George R. 1932 The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 45)