https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ute_people https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ute_people You don’t need a city to consider it a settlement, they had dominion over

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ute_people https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ute_people You don’t need a city to consider it a settlement, they had dominion over the outlined land, treaties, and trade. I’d consider that civilation, settling, and land management.