1. Heritage of the Southwest
... Mountains through the barren plateaus of the north to the Chihuahuan desert of the south. It is the ancestral homeland of sedentary Tanoan and Keresan Pueblo Indian peoples, who diverted its waters and farmed its valleys, as well as nomadic Athabaskans (Apaches and Navajos) and Shoshoneans (Utes and Comanches), who ... are more oriented to the group than the individual, with stress being placed on the extended family and upon friends. The lifestyle, art, and culture of the Indians in New Mexico has become a tourist attraction for visitors to the state and aided the economy of the area. ....
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