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Chief Ouray and Chipeta. Ancestral Puebloans — A diverse group of peoples that lived in the valleys and mesas of the Colorado Plateau; Apache Nation — An Athabaskan-speaking nation that lived in the Great Plains in the 18th century, then migrated southward to Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, leaving a void on the plains that was filled by the Arapaho and Cheyenne from the east.
Pages in category "Native American tribes in Colorado" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Indigenous peoples who have lived in the area of the present State of Colorado: Cliff Palace on Mesa Verde, 1891 Ouray and Chipeta, Ute leaders Former U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell. Paleoamericans [1] [2] Pre-Clovis culture [17] Clovis culture [18] Folsom culture [19] Plano cultures [20] Archaic Period [1] Apex complex [21] Archaic ...
The Ancestral Puebloans lived in a range of structures that included small family pit houses, larger structures to house clans, grand pueblos, and cliff-sited dwellings for defense. They had a complex network linking hundreds of communities and population centers across the Colorado Plateau. They held a distinct knowledge of celestial sciences ...
Anoka - A Dakota Indian word meaning "on both sides." Arapahoe; Hyannis - Named after Hyannis, Massachusetts, which was named after Iyannough, a sachem of the Cummaquid tribe. [51] Iowa; Kenesaw; Leshara - Named after Chief Petalesharo. Mankato - Mankota is from the Dakota Indian word Maḳaṭo, meaning "blue earth".
Spring Creek Archaeological District, also known as Zabel Canyon Indian Ruins, is located in the San Juan National Forest. The site was inhabited from 300 BC through Pueblo times Ancient Pueblo People. In the protohistoric periods of southwestern Colorado the Ute, Apache and Navajo ranged and lived in the area.
Contact us; Contribute Help; ... Sculptures of Native Americans in Colorado (2 P) T. Texas–Indian Wars (65 P) Pages in category "Native American history of Colorado"
In addition, three distinct minor cultures inhabited the eastern, western, and northern extremes of the area. From 1200 CE into the historic era a people collectively known as the La Junta Indians lived at the junction of the Conchos River and Rio Grande on the border of Texas and Mexico. [8]