A Pueblo tribe recruited scientists to reclaim its ancient American history
Picuris Pueblo oral histories talk of long-ago ties to Chaco Canyon. DNA now backs that up
A member of New Mexico’s Picuris Pueblo Tribal Nation stands in front of a Round House used for rituals and meetings. A DNA study initiated and directed by Picuris officials now supports their oral histories describing more than 1,000-year-old ancestral ties to ancient Chaco Canyon society.