Respect for all life is the focal point of the spiritual practices of the Pueblo native american. They feel a deep connection to the earth and its inhabitants which is illustrated through their attempts to live in harmony with those that share their space. Also they are appreciative people giving thanks for all that have been given to them.

Their spirituality permeates their lives and is expressed in many different ways. One of these includes unique dance rituals that celebrate fertility, not only in Continue reading »

The Pueblo Indians were a tribe of some of the original Native Americans who lived for centuries on mountain cliffs making for themselves homes that most of us would consider a little dangerous just to climb back up to after a days work. Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado has preserved some of the most elaborate and beautiful cliff homes of the Pueblo Indians known to exist in North America. These peoples lived in close-knit communities where they farmed on the tops of the mesas.Never heard of this Continue reading »

The sere, rugged, and supremely beautiful landscapes of the Colorado Plateau and the lower deserts of the American Southwest are, on the whole, sparsely populated today; indeed, certain swaths of them, protected by an almost unbelievable topographic severity or harsh climate, are among North America’s great wildernesses. Yet one of the most enigmatic characteristics of this windswept country is the ghostly evidence of former human settlements—including now-vacant cliff dwellings.

We only know so much about the indigenous North Americans who constructed and lived in these dwellings hundreds of years past. Some of the most Continue reading »

If you have ever visited the areas in the United States known to hold many pueblo cliff dwellings, you probably left there appreciating the ingenuity of the ancient peoples who once lived there. The cliff dwellings are primarily located in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. The tribe of Indians who built these cliff dwellings in this area of the southwestern United States are called the Anasazi Indians, who existed from about 900 AD to about 1400 AD. Made largely from sandstone and adobe, the homes were built in Continue reading »