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The Zuni (Zuni: A:shiwi; formerly spelled Zuñi) are a federally recognized Native American tribe one of the Pueblo peoples. Most live in the Pueblo of Zuni on the Zuni River a tributary of the Little Colorado River in western New Mexico United States. Zuni is 55 km (34 mi) south of Gallup New Mexico. In addition to the reservation the tribe owns trust lands in Catron County New Mexico and Apache County Arizona. They called their homeland Shiwinnaqin.