The puzzle of Tewa origins -- Inheritance and ethnic groups -- Population and movement -- Population history of the Tewa basin -- Biological variation and Tewa ancestry -- The Tewa language in Kiowa-Tanoan context -- Homelands and dating of Kiowa-Tanoan subgroups -- Place-names, place-lore, and oral tradition -- Metaphors, language, and archaeology -- Mesa Verde metaphors in the Tewa language -- Immigration, population movement, and material culture -- The end of Mesa Verde society -- The archaeology of Tewa origins -- Population movement, social movements, and ethnogenesis