Jemez Pueblo

 pueblo, Native American

The People of the Pueblo of Jemez are extremely traditional and their ancient knowledge has been well preserved through their songs, stories, customs and drawings on rock (petroglyphs and pictographs). Elders and children are especially important and their well-being is a top priority. Of the utmost importance is the protection and preservation of the Ancestral Jemez lands, artifacts and the numerous ancestral village sites (archaeological), most of which now lay in ruins on nearby lands that were involuntarily taken from the Jemez People over the past 300 years. In fact, the ancestors of the Jemez People constructed some of the largest prehistoric architectural structures (made from wet-laid volcanic stone) ever built in what is now the United States with some pueblos containing well over 2500 rooms under a single roof that projected upwards of four and five stories high. These ancestral sites and lands are still paid tribute to each through the thoughts, prayers and spiritual offerings of the Jemez People.

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