Pueblos are traditional Native American communities of the Southwest.Though some pueblos have few standing adobe buildings, the communities are recognized worldwide for adobe buildings, which are also sometimes called "pueblos." The word pueblo, in Spanish, means "village". Of the federally recognized Native American communities in the Southwest, those authorized by the King of Spain as Pueblos at the time treaties ceded Spanish territory to the United States are now legally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as Pueblos. Some of the Pueblos also came into the United States by treaty with Mexico, which briefly gained jurisdiction over territory in the Southwest ceded by Spain. There are 20 federally recognized Pueblos that are home to Pueblo people. - Wikipedia.org San Juan Pueblo: The Pueblo changes name to its traditional name of "Ohkay Owingeh". Gov. Bill Richardson signs official proclamation recognizing the Pueblo name change from the Spanish name of "San Juan de los Caballeros" New Mexican, Dec. 17, 2005