All of New Mexico's Troubles Began in Taos: An Anthropological Look and Evaluation of the Taos Pueblo Indians and their history

The word Tao, while Native American in origin, is not necessarily a native term for the inhabitants of the small village in Northern New Mexico at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Instead, it is the word other Rio Grande Pueblo Indians use to refer to their Pueblo dwelling friends. Roughly translated it means "to the north" or for the Taos Indians themselves; "to or toward the village" (Bodine 1977: 25). Later, during the Spanish …

…my family went back to Taos and visited the Pueblos. I was in awe of the simple beauty and spirit of the people living there. My memories are now forever changed because I can remember them through different eyes. I now know what they have experienced, and how they are better for it. On October 6, 1960 the Taos Pueblo became a National Historic Landmark, later it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site (wikipedia.com/taos_pueblo).