The Hutterites and The Zuni Often confused for Amish countrymen these people practice a similar way of life. However the Hutterites, unlike the Amish embrace some yet few creature comforts. Of these are electricity and gas powered machinery such as trucks and tractors. The Hutterites originated during the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century and are one of the three surviving Anabaptist groups. (Hostetler, 1) Their beliefs hold that man is evil and “fallen” from the grace of God. The harmony of nature is deterministic and man stands outside this harmony because of the Genesis account of original sin.The Hutterites exist and a pseudo-egalitarian manner. They are communal yet deal with a market economy. This market economy is yet based on a fundamental principle of positive reciprocity. Profit is strictly viewed as sin. Fair trade is upheld in all exchanges. Most of what is traded is done so between colonies. Which gives rise for marital prospects between them. These trades are done is hope of redistribution of geographically scarce resources.The Hutterites live in the northern Midwest states and the central southern provinces of Canada. They speak the original tongue of their ancestors, which is German and hold fast to their customs of an agricultural society. Their geographic location provides rich soils for crop raising and virgin land is excellent grazing field for cattle. Livestock is used as a food source, often traded, or bought depending on the economical need of the colony. Their agricultural needs are met by the use of natural fertilizers, a formidable workforce consisting of men age 15 and older, and by use of modern farming machines, that only unmarried men are allowed to use. Smaller tools for harvesting and processing are still made and used communally.Every person capable of working is expected to perform work assigned to him or her. Work patterns are clearly marked with age and sex distinctions and...
