NEW MEXICO DNA confirms tribe’s link to Chaco Canyon. For the first time, a federally recognized Indigenous tribe in the U.S. has led research using DNA to show their ancestral history.

Ancient DNA Confirms New Mexico Tribe's Link to Famed Chaco Canyon Site For the first time, a federally recognized Indigenous tribe in the U.S. has led research using DNA to show their ancestral ...

New genetic research confirms what the oral traditions of the Picuris Pueblo people of New Mexico have long described — that they're related to the Indigenous people of Chaco Canyon.

In a new letter to U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, New Mexico’s congressional delegation chastised federal efforts to revoke a 10-mile buffer zone for oil and gas development around Chaco ...

But the small tribe didn’t have a “seat at the table” or much influence when it came to the future of Chaco Canyon and debates about drilling in the area, said Picuris Lt. Gov. Craig Quanchello.

The findings show close links between the genomes of 13 current members of Picuris and ancient DNA recovered from 16 Picuris individuals who lived between 1300 A.D. and 1500 A.D. in or near Chaco ...

Ancient DNA confirms New Mexico tribe's link to famed Chaco Canyon site People cast shadows on the ancient Anasazi ruins of Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico on Nov. 21, 1996.

For the first time, a federally recognized Indigenous tribe in the U.S. has led research using DNA to show their ancestral history.

FILE - Pueblo Bonito, the largest archeological site at Chaco Culture National Historical Park, is seen in northwestern New Mexico, on Aug. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio, File) CJA ...

For the first time, a federally recognized Indigenous tribe in the U.S. has led research using DNA to show their ancestral history. The Picuris Pueblo, a sovereign nation in New Mexico, has oral hi… ...

FILE - Pueblo Bonito, the largest archeological site at Chaco Culture National Historical Park, is seen in northwestern New Mexico, on Aug. 28, 2021. Cedar Attanasio - AP Facebook ...

For the first time, a federally recognized Indigenous tribe in the U.S. has led research using DNA to show their ancestral history.