Pecos Indians
Pecos Indians. Located on an upper branch of Pecos River, about 30 miles southeast of Santa Fe. The Pecos belonged to the Jemez division of the Tanoan linguistic family, itself a part of the Kiowa-Tanoan stock.
Pecos
Pecos Tribe
Pecos Indians (from P’e’-a-ku’, the Keresan name of the pueblo). Formerly the largest and most populous of the pueblos of New Mexico in historic times, occupied by a people speaking the same language of the Tanoan family, with dialectic variations, as that of Jemez; situated on an upper branch of Pecos River, about 30 miles south east of Santa Fe. In prehistoric times the Pecos people occupied numerous pueblos containing from 200 to 300 rooms each, and many compactly built single-story house groups of from 10 to 50 rooms each. These were scattered along the valley from the north end … Read more
Pecos Indian Bands, Gens and Clans
Many tribes have sub-tribes, bands, gens, clans and phratry. Often very little information is known or they no longer exist. We have included them here to provide more information about the tribes. Alawahku. The Elk clan of the Pecos tribe of New Mexico. Hewett in Am. Anthrop., vi, 431, 1904. Amu (Arúۥ ). The Ant clan of the Pecos tribe of New Mexico. Hodge, field notes, B. A. E., 1895. Fwaha. The Fire Clan of the former pueblo of Pecos, N. Mex. Gyuungsh. The Oak clan of the former pueblo of Pecos, N. Mex. Hayah (Hä-yäh). The Snake clan of … Read more