Puebloans
Ancient cliff dwellers
Puebloans are members of Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest who traditionally lived in pueblos—compact villages of multi-story adobe or stone dwellings.
The term encompasses groups including the Hopi, Zuni, and various Rio Grande communities.
Ancestral Puebloans (formerly called Anasazi) built the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde and Chaco Canyon.
The Puebloans developed sophisticated irrigation systems for desert agriculture.
Pueblo people of Arizona
- ZuniNative southwestern pueblo-dwellers
- TaosNorthern New Mexico art community
- Santo DomingoDominican Republic capital
- reservationsDoubts or advance bookings
sovereignty · tribal councils · New Mexico · Arizona · Rio Grande · self-governance · federal recognition · land rights
Formal observances with ritual
- kachinasHopi supernatural beings
- potteryFired clay objects
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- cornCereal grown on cobs
squash · beans · matrilineal · traditions · dances · storytelling · spirituality · sacred
Homes built into rockfaces
- Mesa VerdeColorado cliff-dwelling preserve
- kivasPueblo ceremonial rooms
- petroglyphsCarvings on natural stone
- Four CornersQuadripoint of southwestern states
great houses · migrations · drought · abandonment · archaeology · ruins · artifacts · turquoise
Sun-dried clay bricks
- multistoryHaving several floors
- terracedArranged in successive levels
- laddersStructures for ascending
- plazasPublic open squares
flat roofs · communal · defensive · compact · earthen · sun-dried · walls · doorways
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- ditchesNarrow drainage channels
- dry farmingCultivation without artificial watering
- terracingCutting slopes into steps
- corn cultivationAgricultural production of maize
seed saving · grinding stones · manos · granaries · harvest festivals · sustainable · traditional farming · seed corn
Hopi
Pueblo people of Arizona
- ZuniNative southwestern pueblo-dwellers
- TaosNorthern New Mexico art community
- Santo DomingoDominican Republic capital
reservations · sovereignty · tribal councils · New Mexico · Arizona · Rio Grande · self-governance · federal recognition · land rights · cultural preservation
ceremonies
Formal observances with ritual
corn · squash · beans · matrilineal · traditions · dances · storytelling · spirituality · sacred · elders
cliff dwellings
Homes built into rockfaces
- Mesa VerdeColorado cliff-dwelling preserve
- kivasPueblo ceremonial rooms
- petroglyphsCarvings on natural stone
Four Corners · great houses · migrations · drought · abandonment · archaeology · ruins · artifacts · turquoise · trade routes
adobe
Sun-dried clay bricks
- multistoryHaving several floors
- terracedArranged in successive levels
- laddersStructures for ascending
plazas · flat roofs · communal · defensive · compact · earthen · sun-dried · walls · doorways · central plaza
irrigation
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- ditchesNarrow drainage channels
- dry farmingCultivation without artificial watering
- terracingCutting slopes into steps
corn cultivation · seed saving · grinding stones · manos · granaries · harvest festivals · sustainable · traditional farming · seed corn · crop rotation
PuebloansComanche
Southern Plains indigenous nation
nomadic tribes · Plains Indians · Lakota · Cheyenne · Arapaho
PuebloansPlains Indians
Native Americans of grasslands
Sioux · Oglala · Northern Cheyenne · Iroquois
- Ancestral PuebloansPre-Columbian Four Corners people