Western Pueblo Tribes.

The Western Pueblo tribes are considered a part of a societal pattern known as the Desert culture. This migration extended southward from the Great Basin and covered most of the Southwest, dating the earliest human inhabitants of this region to some ten thousand years ago. During this long history, most changes in Pueblo culture have occurred since contact with Europeans, particularly with the Spanish. The Pueblo tribes have managed to control these changes, especially in ceremonial life, through persistence and protection. Although the Acoma, Hopi, Laguna, and Zuni tribes share many similar customs and beliefs, they should be viewed as separate, independent societies.