For the first time, a federally recognized Indigenous tribe has led a genetic study confirming their ancestral connection to ...

The Picuris Pueblo, a sovereign nation in New Mexico, has oral histories and cultural traditions that link the tribe to the region of Chaco Canyon, one of the ancient centers of Pueblo culture and ...

National Park Service Members of the Picuris Pueblo tribe in New Mexico have always known they were descendants of the historical inhabitants of Chaco Canyon. Now, they have the data to prove it.

For Picuris Pueblo, being ignored was not an option. Its leaders wanted the pueblo’s roots at distant Chaco Canyon acknowledged. Through their tribal practices, oral stories and traditions ...

The members of Picuris Pueblo, a sovereign nation in New Mexico, have oral histories and cultural traditions that link them to the region of Chaco Canyon. “We’ve been telling our stories as ...