The Pueblo Heritage

Produced: 1950

Length: 20 Minutes

Learn about Native American history in The Pueblo Heritage. The pueblo people lived in the American southwest for centuries before the country was even discovered by Columbus. Even though they were resourceful, the Indian tribes had to leave their homeland because of a twenty-year drought. The film shows what happened to the land as the soil dried up into sand. Capturing the culture of the Pueblo peoples we see a traditional ceremony. The film also shows the sheer size and stature of the adobe houses, and jewelry, pottery, weavings and other crafts being produced.