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Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, Colorado: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States (2nd ed.). Washington: Government Printing Office.
American Indian reservations in Colorado (4 P) U. ... Pages in category "Native American tribes in Colorado" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 ...
Pages in category "Colorado placenames of Native American origin" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Probably made up by George M. "Doc" Willing as a practical joke; [28] originally claimed to have been derived from a word in a Native American language that meant 'Gem of the Mountains'. [29] The name was initially proposed for the Territory of Colorado until its origins were discovered.
Site name Pueblo peoples Period Nearest town (modern name) Location Type Description Photo O'Brien Site (Site ID 5MT.5518) Anasazi Pueblo II Dolores: Ruins from 1075 - 1150. On the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. [42] Bement Site (Site ID 5MT.4388) Anasazi Pueblo I, Pueblo II Mancos
Junior Rodeo on the Colorado River Indian Reservation, 1972. The Colorado River Indian Reservation is a Native American reservation in the southwest United States.Its territory is primarily in western La Paz County, Arizona, with smaller portions in southeastern San Bernardino, [4] and northeastern Riverside counties, California.
Capote Ute band [54] [k] [l] [m] — native to the upper Rio Grande valley and the San Luis Valley. Mouache Ute band [54] [k] [m] — native to the eastern slope of the Southern Rocky Mountains, from Denver south into New Mexico. Parianuche Ute band, later known as the Grand River or White River band [n] [o] — native to the upper Colorado ...
Miami – Native American name for Lake Okeechobee and the Miami River, precise origin debated; see also Mayaimi [44] Micanopy – named after Seminole chief Micanopy. Myakka City – from unidentified Native American language. Ocala – from Timucua meaning "Big Hammock".