Now, that community — Picuris Pueblo — has asserted its ancient roots in Chaco Canyon using DNA evidence, with help from ...

For the study, researchers sequenced the DNA of 13 present-day members of the tribe. They compared that genetic material to ...

Chaco Canyon’s Room With A View Into the Past,” by filmmaker Larry Ruiz, will premiere at the Fort Lewis College Lyceum as ...

A New Mexico pueblo is using DNA testing to prove its ties to Chaco Canyon in an effort to better protect the cultural site.

The Picuris Pueblo tribal nation initiated a genetic study that confirms their connection to Chaco Canyon -- a potential ...

For the first time, a tribe in the U.S. has led research using DNA to show their ancestral connection to Chaco Canyon, one of ...

"We've always said we have this deep connection to Chaco Canyon," study co-author Craig Quanchello, the lieutenant governor ...

The Picuris Pueblo initiated the research to show their ties to Chaco Canyon, the center of an Ancestral Pueblo regional ...

DNA from ancient and present-day members of Picuris Pueblo confirm oral histories linking the tribe to the famed Chaco Canyon ...

New Mexico Indigenous tribe leads DNA study linking ancestry to Chaco Canyon, bolstering voice in land protection efforts.

After two years of discussions, the collaboration settled on a plan of research, and the ancient DNA specialists were given access to both ancient skeletons at Picuris Pueblo, as well as samples from ...

The Picuris Pueblo in northern New Mexico has oral histories and cultural traditions that link the tribe to the region of Chaco Canyon, one of the ancient centers of Pueblo culture and society.