"Within the pueblo, outdoor and indoor spaces flowed freely and were hardly distinguishable. One moved in bar feet fro interior dirt floors enclosed by mud walls to the well-packed dirt smoothness of the pueblo plaza." - (Swentzell, 57)
I really wish that we had the same embrace of nature and dirt that the pueblos had. Then, I wouldn't have to keep sweeping the dirt that keeps accumulating in my dorm room.
Humor aside, the pueblo concept of space and community really is a stark contrast with that of early American settlers. After this reading, I realize how great a sense of community the pueblos had, and what a shame it is that my ancestors were the ones to destroy it.
**I apologize for the backlog of blog posts. I let parents weekend overwhelm me.
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