“cam [weave] anything,
7 tho last 100 years, her family has included more
Jan 60 weavers. Horn in Santa Cruz, Mexico, in 1922,
‘Archit eamed to weave by age 10, Atfirst, she wove
“traditional Spanish and Native American designs.
peta. comes from a family of weavers
Alter she grow up in New Mexico, Archuleta and
|her family moved to Capulin, Colorado, in 1951, There,
“Archuleta began representing events and stories in her
|weavings. Archuleta became well known for this style
Archuleta's weavings hang in muscums across the
country, including the Smithsonian Institution, in
shington, D.C. In 1965, the National Endowment
the Arts named ber a “national treasure.” Today.
_ Arent shows her respect for her omy» wacom
wing by toaching othors her erate in the Mountains
The Mountain states cover a large
region. These states include Colorado,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and
Wyoming.
Independence and Challenges
The people in the Mountain states
have a history of being independent.
In the 1840s, Mormon religious leader
Brigham Young and his followers
looked for a place to worship freely.
They settled what is today Salt Lake
City, Utah. In 1869, the Wyoming
Territory became the first place in the
United States where women could
vote and could hold office. In 1916,
Jeannette Rankin of Montana became
the first woman elected to Congress.
Mountains bring challenges to the
people living there. Mountain areas
have limited space for people to build
cities. So, the Mountain states have
few large cities. Mountains also block
radio and television signals. However,
people now use satellites to send sig-
nals over mountains. A satellite is an
object that orbits Earth. Travel, too, in
mountain areas can be dangerous.
\ Global Positioning System, or
GPS, makes mountain travel safer.
This system of satellites and comput-
ers can show a person or object's exact
location. A GPS can help locate people
who become lost or stranded.
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How do people use technology to help them
five among mountains?