Puebloans

The Pueblo people are a group of Native American people who live in the southwestern part of the United States. They are split into two major cultures, based on different systems of kinship.

Elk Foot of the Pueblo Tribe, painting by E. Irving Couse, 1909 ^[1]

The Pueblo people have several different native languages.

History

When conquistadors from the Spanish Empire arrived in the 16th century, they were living in communities that the Spanish called pueblos, meaning "towns".

Today there are 21 pueblos remaining. The main pueblos are located in the states of New Mexico and Arizona.

Related pages

• Indigenous peoples of the North American Southwest