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Pueblos are traditional communities of Aboriginal Americans in the southwestern United States Of America . The communities are recognized worldwide for Adobe buildings, which are sometimes called "pueblos," although some pueblos only have a few of these buildings still standing. ETYMOLOGY AND USAGE The Castilian word ''pueblo'', evolved from the Latin word '' Populus '' ("people"), means "village". Of the federally recognized Native American communities in the Southwest, those authorized by the King Of Spain as Pueblos at the time treaties ceded Spanish territory to the United States are now legally recognized by the Bureau Of Indian Affairs as Pueblos. Some of the Pueblos also came into the United States by treaty with Mexico , which briefly gained jurisdiction over territory in the Southwest ceded by Spain . There are 20 federally recognized Pueblos that are home to Pueblo People . HISTORIC PLACES Pre-Columbian towns and villages, which of course were not yet called pueblos, were located in defensive positions, for example, on high steep Mesa s such as Acoma . Anthropologists and official documents often refer to earlier residents of the area as pueblo cultures. For example, the National Park Service states, "The Late Puebloan cultures built the large, integrated villages found by the Spaniards when they began to move into the area." {Link without Title} The people of some pueblos, such as Taos Pueblo , still inhabit centuries old adobe pueblo buildings. Residents often maintain other homes outside the historic pueblos. Adobe and light construction methods resembling adobe now dominate architecture at the many pueblos of the area, in nearby towns or cities and in much of the American Southwest . In addition to the contemporary pueblos there are numerous Ruin s of Archeological interest throughout the Southwest, some of relatively recent origin, others of prehistoric origin such as the Cliff Dwelling s and other Habitation s of the Ancient Pueblo Peoples or Anasazi. SEE ALSO REFERENCES |
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