Blog: Statehouse Observer

The Pueblo Indians live mostly in New Mexico and Arizona along the Rio Grande and Colorado rivers. Their villages were named “pueblos,” meaning “towns,” by the Spanish in the 1500s, and this term came to be applied to the Native Americans living in the unique apartment-like structures. While retaining much of their culture and religion prior to the Spanish, they have added some conveniences from those days, including livestock and more crops.

Pueblo Dwellings

The pueblo living structures are exclusive to the Native Americans of this region. They are often built on the ground near the side of the mountain or mesa, or up in a crevasse backed up on the side of a mountain or mesa, with units built on top of each other, where the roof of one unit serves as the floor and balcony of another. The pueblo often surrounds an open plaza.

The floors of the pueblo units are connected by ladders. Most units have no windows or doors, particularly the first floor, and are entered by the roof, making them more secure from attack. In case of attack, the outside ladders could be pulled up. These pueblo structures are made from stone, adobe, and mud, and can house hundreds, even thousands of people.

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