1906 theodore roosevelt designated the area of blue lake near taos nm apart of carson national forest. in 1971 blue lake was returned to the taos pueblo. #nmhist
As pueblo moved away from nuevomexicano villages and pueblo towns, tax revenue decreased resulting in lower funding for education and health care #nmhist
Following the depression and ww2 pueblo faced depopulation due to increasing needs to relocate to towns and cities that offered more employment opportunities then what could be found in pueblo communities #nmhist