Zuni

North Americaintensive agriculturalists
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The Zuni, who call themselves "A shiwi," are a pueblo Indian group located in the southwestern United States. The Zuni are primarily concentrated in the single village or pueblo of Zuni situated on a reservation in west-central New Mexico. Zuni social organization is characterized by matrilocal residence, matrilineal lineages and sibs, a complex religious organization featuring a series of cult groups, and in the late twentieth century, a secular government headed by a governor and tribal council.

Identifier
Region
  • North America
Subregion
  • Southwest and Basin
Subsistence Type
  • intensive agriculturalists
Samples
Countries
  • United States
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