The Pueblo V Period (AD 1600 to present) is the final period of ancestral puebloan culture in the American Southwest, or Oasisamerica, and includes the contemporary Pueblo peoples. From the previous

Pueblo IV Period The Pueblo IV Period (AD 1350 to AD 1600) was the fourth period of ancient pueblo life in the American Southwest. At the end of prior Pueblo III Period, Ancestral Puebloans living in the Colorado and Utah regions abandoned their settlements a ...

, all 19 of the Rio Grande valley pueblos remain in the contemporary period. The only remaining pueblo in Texas is Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, and the only remaining pueblos in Arizona are maintained by the

Hopi Tribe The Hopi are a Native American ethnic group who primarily live on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census, there are 19,338 Hopi in the country. The Hopi Tribe is a sovereign nation within the Unite ...

. The rest of the Pueblo IV pueblos were abandoned by the 19th century. The Pueblo V Period ( Pecos Classification) is similar to the "Regressive Pueblo Period."

History

Considerable change occurred during the Pueblo V Period due to

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beginning in the 16th century and the United States westward expansion of the 19th and 20th centuries. These influences resulted in: * Population decline due to European diseases * Efforts to secure traditional Pueblo lands by the Europeans and other Native American tribes * Establishment of

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sPueblo Indian History
Crow Canyon Archaeological Center. Retrieved 10-14-2011. The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center notes, "Today, Pueblo people live in the modern world while maintaining their distinct culture and rich traditional heritage."

Cultural groups and periods

The cultural groups of this period include:Gibbon, Guy E.; Ames, Kenneth M. (1998) ''Archaeology of Prehistoric Native America: An Encyclopedia.'' Routledge. pp. 14, 408. . *

Ancestral Puebloans The Ancestral Puebloans, also known as the Anasazi, were an ancient Native American culture that spanned the present-day Four Corners region of the United States, comprising southeastern Utah, northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, a ...

– southern Utah, southern Colorado, northern Arizona and northern and central New Mexico. *

Hohokam Hohokam () was a culture in the North American Southwest in what is now part of Arizona, United States, and Sonora, Mexico. It existed between 300 and 1500 AD, with cultural precursors possibly as early as 300 BC. Archaeologists disagree about ...

– southern Arizona. * Mogollon – southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico and northern Mexico. * Patayan – western Arizona, California, and Baja California.

Notable abandoned sites

The people from the following sites abandoned their pueblos and generally blended into Puebloans societies in the

Rio Grande The Rio Grande ( and ), known in Mexico as the Río Bravo del Norte or simply the Río Bravo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The length of the Rio G ...

valley of New Mexico: *

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– Arizona * Bandelier – New Mexico *

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– Arizona * Mesa Grande – Arizona * Pueblo Grande – Arizona *

Pecos Pecos may refer to: Places * Pecos River, rises near Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States * Pecos, Texas, a city in Reeves County, Texas, United States * Pecos County, Texas, named for the Pecos River ** Pecos Spring, a spring * Pecos, New Mexico, a ...

– New Mexico, abandoned in the 19th century * Puye Cliff Dwellings – New Mexico

Federally recognized Pueblos

There are 21 federally recognized Pueblos that are home to Pueblo people."Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs; Notice" ''Federal Register'' 12 July 2002, Part IV, Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Gallery

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Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pueblo V Era Native American history of Arizona Native American history of Colorado Native American history of Nevada Native American history of New Mexico Native American history of Utah Oasisamerica cultures Pueblo history Southwest periods in North America by Pecos classification