east that they could welcome the Sun. The Dines went to the southwest with their own weaving traditions Family Children liked to run footraces, play archery games and ride horses.. Navajo mother carried a young child in a cradleboard on her back. Navajo mens were hunters, warriors and political leaders. Navajo womens were farmers, they tended livestock, cooked and did most of the child care. Clothing and looks Men wore Breechcloths. Women wore skirts made of woven yucca fiber. Shirts were not necessary in Navajo culture Navajos did not traditinally wear feather warbonnets Women and men wore both moccasins on their feet Both wore their hair gathered into a figure-eight shaped bun called tsiyeel. In the past Before cars- they walked, there were no horses and used dogs to carry their belongings Before supermarkets- they raised crops of corn, beans and squash.
They appeared to be much reduced by the time of the first French contacts with them in 1719. In 1790, it was estimated there were about 3,200 total Wichita. By 1868, the population was recorded as being 572 total Wichita. By the time of the census of 1937, there were only 100 Wichita officially left. Today, there are 2,526 enrolled Wichitas, 1,854 of whom live in the state of Oklahoma. Tribal flag Clothing Wichita Indian men wore breechcloths, sometimes with leather leggings to protect their legs. Wichita women wore wraparound skirts and poncho tops made of woven fiber and deerskin. Both genders wore earrings and moccasins. Wichita men did not usually wear shirts, but in cold weather, both men and women wore buffalo robes. Food The Wichitas were farming people. Wichita women worked together to raise crops of corn, beans, squash and pumpkins. Men hunted deer
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