Native Americans

Pee-Posh (Native Americans of the Southwest)

Pee-Posh or "Pipatsje," "the People." These people are also known as the Maricopa. Location The Pee-Posh lived for centuries along the lower Colorado River and then began migrating to the Gila River region in the 1600s. Today the majority of Pee-Posh live outside of Arizona and California, although the greatest concentrations live with the Pima […]

Picuris Pueblo (Native Americans of the Southwest)

Picuris comes from the Spanish Picuris, "at the mountain gap." The word "pueblo" comes from the Spanish for "village." It refers both to a certain style of Southwest Indian architecture, characterized by multistory, apartmentlike buildings made of adobe, and to the people themselves. Rio Grande pueblos are known as eastern Pueblos; Zuni, Hopi, and sometimes […]

Pima (Native Americans of the Southwest)

Pima, frompinyi-match, "I don’t know" (a reply to early questioners). The Pima were originally called Akimel O’odham, or River People, and they are also known as One Villagers because of their relatively settled lives. The O’odham Indians include the Pima, Tohono O’odham (Papago, or Desert People, also known as Two Villagers because of their traditional […]

Pojoaque Pueblo (Native Americans of the Southwest)

Pojoaque is an adaptation of the Tewa Posuwaegeh, meaning "drink-water place." The word "pueblo" comes from the Spanish for "village." It refers both to a certain style of Southwest Indian architecture, characterized by multistory, apartmentlike buildings made of adobe, and to the people themselves. Rio Grande pueblos are known as eastern Pueblos; Zuni, Hopi, and […]

Quechan (Native Americans of the Southwest)

Quechan from xam kwatcan, "another going down" (a reference to their ancestral migration). Quechans are also known as Yuma Indians; Yuma is an O’odham word for "People of the River." Location The Quechan lived in several small settlements, or rancherias, along the bottomlands of the Colorado River, near the mouth of the Gila. Many Quechans […]

Sandia Pueblo (Native Americans of the Southwest)

Sandia (San "de a) from the Spanish for "watermelon," referring to the size, shape, and color of the nearby Sandia Mountains. The word "pueblo" comes from the Spanish for "village." It refers both to a certain style of Southwest Indian architecture, characterized by multistory, apartmentlike buildings made of adobe, and to the people themselves. Rio […]

San Felipe Pueblo (Native Americans of the Southwest)

The Spanish assigned the patron saint San Felipe Apostol to this Pueblo in 1598. The word "pueblo" comes from the Spanish for "village." It refers both to a certain style of Southwest Indian architecture, characterized by multistory, apartment like buildings made of adobe, and to the people themselves. Rio Grande pueblos are known as eastern […]

San Ildefonso Pueblo (Native Americans of the Southwest)

San Ildefonso is the name of the Spanish mission established in 1617. The Tewa name for the Pueblo, Powhoge, means "where the water runs through." The word "pueblo" comes from the Spanish for "village." It refers both to a certain style of Southwest Indian architecture, characterized by multistory, apartment like buildings made of adobe, and […]

San Juan Pueblo (Native Americans of the Southwest)

The Tewa name for San Juan Pueblo is Ohke, the meaning of which is unknown. The word "pueblo" comes from the Spanish for "village." It refers both to a certain style of Southwest Indian architecture, characterized by multistory, apartment-like buildings made of adobe, and to the people themselves. Rio Grande pueblos are known as eastern […]

Santa Ana Pueblo (Native Americans of the Southwest)

Santa Ana people call their Old Pueblo Tamaya. The word "pueblo" comes from the Spanish for "village." It refers both to a certain style of Southwest Indian architecture, characterized by multistory, apartment like buildings made of adobe, and to the people themselves. Rio Grande pueblos are known as eastern Pueblos; Zuni, Hopi, and sometimes Acoma […]

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