Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Southwest Indian

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Map showing the distribution of Indigenous peoples and their lands in the American Southwest, with labeled areas for groups such as the Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, Apache, Pima, Yuma, Mojave, and others, along with major rivers and reservation boundaries.

Southwest architecture

Adobe buildings of Taos Pueblo in New Mexico with a rounded adobe baking oven in the foreground and two people sitting on a rooftop ladder. Mountains are visible in the background.

Spinning and weaving

Adobe buildings of Acoma Pueblo sit atop a steep, rocky mesa under a sky with scattered clouds in New Mexico.

Allan Houser: Herding Sheep

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