Located in the northwestern part of New Mexico the Chaco Culture National Historical Park is one of the<u> most important historic sites</u> in New Mexico.
The importance of this site lies in:
1. This site was home to the Ancestral Puebloans, an Ancient Native American tribe that were prominent during the pre-Columbian era.
2. This site houses the largest concentration of pueblos (ancient native communities) in the United States Southwest.
There are two groups that have a special connection to this site and they are:
1. The contemporary Pueblos People
2. The Hopi Native American tribe
Both of these tribes are descendents of the Ancestral Puebloans and as such view the park as a<u> sacred migration path and as a place of spiritual connection to the land of their ancestors.
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Both tribes consider this site as sacred and because of that they work closely with the National Park Service to spread their knowledge and heritage of the Ancestral Puebloans.
