There were many pueblos in New Mexico: Zuni, Tiwa, Taos, Acoma, Isleta, and Jimenez. Each pueblo developed their own individual style of pottery making because some had more economic advantages. ... To this day, the pueblos have viable centers with their own identity, language and custom. ********** What caused European exploration in New Mexico was a shipwreck, rumors of gold and legends of great Indian civilization. ... Also, rumors heard from local Indians of great riches could be found in the "Seven Cities of Cibola." However, the "seven cities of gold" were simply a number of mul...

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American Indians were the first inhabitants of this land now called United States. ... His first publish was Indian Boyhood in 1902. ... In most of his works he tried to bring Indian and white cultures together. ... She also wrote American Indian Stories in 1921. ... The only Pueblo Indian to have a book published in the first half of the twentieth century was James Paytiamo, who wrote Flaming Arrow's People: By an Acoma Indian. ...

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The history of Native Americans, or American Indians, is unique, tragic and at the same time full of optimism. ... Approximately half of American Indians live in big cities and rural areas across the country. ... American Indians, or Native Americans first came to North America during the last ice age. ... Some groups, such as the peaceful Pueblo tribes in the south-west of America, lived in busiest cities. ... Shinnecock Indians used the island for fishing and hunting, but they did not live there. ...

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American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian artists create both ceremonial and utilitarian objects with prayer and as tribute to the abundance of the natural world. ... In addition to a wide variety of baskets from the Southwest, there is a broad range of works in ceramic, mainly pottery from several Pueblo communities, and a strong representation of Navajo textile traditions. ... Otherwise the focus is regional, beginning with works from the southeast and southwest United States: the Mississippian and Pueblo cultures. ...

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