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New research looks at the history of horses in indigenous communities

When did horses become a part of Western indigenous communities? That's the focus of a recent study that challenges long-held ideas.

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19 Jul 2023
Animal remains from the ancestral village and site called Paa'ko in north-central New Mexico, housed at the University of New Mexico. 
 
 The remains are a part of a study looking at the spread of horses in Indigenous societies across the West.
Animal remains from the ancestral village and site called Paa'ko in north-central New Mexico, housed at the University of New Mexico. 
 
 The remains are a part of a study looking at the spread of horses in Indigenous societies across the West. (Emma Gibson / Mountain West News Bureau)

When did horses become a part of Western indigenous communities? That's the focus of a recent study that challenges long-held ideas.

Emma Gibson of the Mountain West News Bureau reports on the study - and decolonizing science.