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Taos Pueblo (or Pueblo de Taos) is an ancient pueblo belonging to a Taos-speaking Native American tribe of Puebloan people. It lies about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the modern city of Taos, New Mexico. The pueblos are one of the oldest continuously inhabited communities in the United States. [3]
Taos Pueblo is located at (36.448735, -105.553979 Rio Pueblo de Taos passes through Taos Pueblo. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 15.6 square miles (40.5 km 2 ), all land.
Puebloans have been remarkably adept at preserving their culture and core religious beliefs, including developing syncretic Pueblo Christianity. [5] Exact numbers of Pueblo peoples are unknown but, in the 21st century, some 75,000 Pueblo people live predominantly in New Mexico and Arizona, but also in Texas and elsewhere.
Mirabal is dedicated to preserving the centuries-old customs of Taos Pueblo and is an advocate of world music. His work merges Africa, Asia and the Caribbean music with Indigenous American sounds.
The Taos art colony was an art colony founded in Taos, New Mexico, by artists attracted by the culture of the Taos Pueblo and northern New Mexico. The history of Hispanic craftsmanship in furniture, tin work, and other mediums also played a role in creating a multicultural tradition of art in the area.
Following the 1680 Pueblo Revolt which led to the temporary Spanish retreat from the territory, the pueblos reverted to practicing their own traditions while incorporating some of the Spanish customs.
Pueblo religion is predominantly practiced among Puebloans, who today live in settlements such as Pueblos, Taos, San Ildefonso, Acoma, Zuni, and the Hopi villages. Pueblo religion is holistic , with every aspect of daily life—from farming to sleep—being viewed as a form of worship .
Most modern Pueblo peoples (whether Keresans, Hopi, or Tanoans) assert the Ancestral Puebloans did not "vanish", as is commonly portrayed. They say that the people migrated to areas in the southwest with more favorable rainfall and dependable streams. They merged into the various Pueblo peoples whose descendants still live in Arizona and New ...