Pueblo tribes, Western

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The Western Pueblos are considered to be a part of the cultural pattern known as the Desert culture, a migration that extended southward from the Great Basin and covered most of the Southwest, dating the earliest human inhabitants of this region some ten thousand years ago. During this long history, most changes in Pueblo culture have occurred since the time of contact with Europeans, specifically with the Spanish. The Pueblos have managed to control these changes, especially in their ceremonial life, through persistence and protection.

The Pueblo Revolt of 1680

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