Laguna

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The term "Laguna" can refer to a Keres pueblo people of New Mexico, or a member of this group. It also denotes the language spoken by the Laguna people. The Laguna people are descendants of the Ancestral Pueblo culture, which existed from approximately 100 to 1600 CE in the region now encompassing Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. The name "Laguna" itself originates from the Spanish word for "pond" or "lagoon," referencing a lagoon near the tribe's pueblo.12

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Ancestral Pueblo culture
Acoma, and Laguna. As farmers, Ancestral Pueblo peoples and their nomadic neighbours were often mutually hostile; this is the source of the term Anasazi, a Navajo word meaning “ancestors of the enemy,” which once served as the customary scientific name for this group.
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Acoma, and Laguna. As farmers, Ancestral Pueblo peoples and their nomadic neighbours were often mutually hostile; this is the source of the term Anasazi, a Navajo word meaning “ancestors of the enemy,” which once served as the customary scientific name for this group.
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Pueblo peoples
Precontact culture
Acoma, and Laguna villages, all in western New Mexico. Of the western Pueblo peoples, Acoma and Laguna speak Keresan; the A:Shiwi speak a language of Penutian affiliation; and the Hopi, with one exception, speak Hopi, a Uto-Aztecan language. The exception is the village of Hano, composed of…
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Acoma, and Laguna villages, all in western New Mexico. Of the western Pueblo peoples, Acoma and Laguna speak Keresan; the A:Shiwi speak a language of Penutian affiliation; and the Hopi, with one exception, speak Hopi, a Uto-Aztecan language. The exception is the village of Hano, composed of…
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