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The '''Acoma Indian Reservation''' is located in parts of [[Cibola County, New Mexico|Cibola]], [[Socorro County, New Mexico|Socorro]], and [[Catron County, New Mexico|Catron]] counties, [[New Mexico]], [[USA]], and covers 1,541.033 km² (594.996 sq mi). The number of tribal members is about 6000. The reservation borders the [[Laguna Indian Reservation]] to the east and is near [[El Malpais National Monument]] due west. A total of 2,802 people were living on the reservation's lands, as reported in the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]].
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The '''Pueblo of Acoma''' ({{langx|kjq|Áakʼu}}) is an [[Indian reservation]] of the [[Acoma Pueblo|Acoma Pueblo peoples]] located in parts of [[Cibola County, New Mexico|Cibola]], [[Socorro County, New Mexico|Socorro]], and [[Catron County, New Mexico|Catron]] counties, in [[New Mexico]], the [[Southwestern United States]]. It covers 594.996 sq mi (1,541.033&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>). The reservation borders the [[Laguna Pueblo|Laguna Indian Reservation]] to the east and is near [[El Malpais National Monument]] due west.

The total number of tribal members is about 6,000. 3,230 people were living on the reservation's lands, as reported in the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]].

==Acoma Pueblo==
{{main|Acoma Pueblo}}

The [[Acoma Pueblo]] (Sky City) is the heart of the reservation and is held as one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the [[United States]].<ref name="isbn0-449-90496-2">{{cite book |author=Weatherford, J. McIver |author-link=J. McIver Weatherford |title=Indian givers: how the Indians of the Americas transformed the world |publisher=Fawcett Columbine |location=New York |year=1988 |isbn=0-449-90496-2 |page=[https://archive.org/details/indiangivershow000weat/page/225 225] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/indiangivershow000weat/page/225 }}</ref>


==Communities==
==Communities==
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of Indian reservations in New Mexico]]
* [[List of Indian reservations in the United States]]
* [[List of Indian reservations in the United States]]

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.geocities.com/laceone2k2/acomahist.html Acoma History]
*[https://www.puebloofacoma.org/ Pueblo of Acoma]
*[https://archive.today/20200211191400/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-CHECK_SEARCH_RESULTS=N&-CONTEXT=dt&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-tree_id=4001&-transpose=N&-redoLog=false&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=25000US0010&-search_results=25000US0010&-_showChild=Y&-format=&-_lang=en&-show_geoid=Y Acoma Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust Land, New Mexico] United States Census Bureau
*[http://www.ethnic-gallery.com/america/acoma/index.htm Acoma vintage and ethnic pictures]


{{Indian reservations in New Mexico}}
==References==
{{Catron County, New Mexico}}
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{{Cibola County, New Mexico}}
*[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-CHECK_SEARCH_RESULTS=N&-CONTEXT=dt&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-tree_id=4001&-transpose=N&-redoLog=false&-all_geo_types=N&-geo_id=25000US0010&-search_results=25000US0010&-_showChild=Y&-format=&-_lang=en&-show_geoid=Y Acoma Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust Land, New Mexico] United States Census Bureau
{{Socorro County, New Mexico}}
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[[Category:American Indian reservations]]
[[Category:Acoma Pueblo|*]]
[[Category:American Indian reservations in New Mexico]]
[[Category:Catron County, New Mexico]]
[[Category:Cibola County, New Mexico]]
[[Category:Socorro County, New Mexico]]

Latest revision as of 18:31, 1 December 2024

Acoma Indian Reservation
Áakʼu (Western Keres)
Houses at Acoma Pueblo, 1941
Houses at Acoma Pueblo, 1941. Photo by Ansel Adams
Location of Acoma Indian Reservation
Location of Acoma Indian Reservation
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico

The Pueblo of Acoma (Western Keres: Áakʼu) is an Indian reservation of the Acoma Pueblo peoples located in parts of Cibola, Socorro, and Catron counties, in New Mexico, the Southwestern United States. It covers 594.996 sq mi (1,541.033 km2). The reservation borders the Laguna Indian Reservation to the east and is near El Malpais National Monument due west.

The total number of tribal members is about 6,000. 3,230 people were living on the reservation's lands, as reported in the 2020 census.

Acoma Pueblo

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The Acoma Pueblo (Sky City) is the heart of the reservation and is held as one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the United States.[1]

Communities

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Weatherford, J. McIver (1988). Indian givers: how the Indians of the Americas transformed the world. New York: Fawcett Columbine. p. 225. ISBN 0-449-90496-2.
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