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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 4378563, member: 45&quot;]Maybe my post belongs more accurately in Rants and Raves, but, the mention of &quot;...the Pueblo Indian,&quot; brought it on.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So, I&#039;ll repeat, once more...&quot;Pueblo&quot; is not a tribe.&nbsp; There is no single tribe called &quot;Pueblo.&quot;&nbsp; There are 21 independent tribes, each a sovereign Indian nation/tribe/pueblo in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.&nbsp; They each have their own distinct cultures, history, and tribal languages.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The term &quot;pueblo&quot; actually dates back to the Spanish conquistadors, who applied it to any tribe they encountered who lived in apartment-like dwellings in permanent villages (“pueblos” in Spanish), as opposed to being nomadic (like the Plains Indians), or living on individual family farms scattered across the countryside (like the Navajo.) </p><p><br /></p><p>It might be compared to the use of &quot;European&quot; when one really is talking about Italians, Spanish, or Norwegians.&nbsp; True, they share a geographical location, and certain similarities,&nbsp; but, like European countries, &quot;Pueblo&quot; tribes deserve to be recognized as separate entities.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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