Acoma Pueblo (Indian reservation)

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Adobe houses from Acoma. Image by Ansel Adams
Adobe Homes, 2012
Acoma Pueblo Church (Sky City)

Acoma Pueblo is one of 19 Indian reservations of the Pueblo Indians in the US state of New Mexico . It is inhabited by 6344 (1999) Acoma . The reserve is 1,530 km² and is located in northwest Cibola County . The unemployment rate in the reserve is 39%.

In the reserve are the four settlements Sky City (Old Acoma), Acomita, Anzac and McCartys.

Sky City has been a National Historic Landmark since October 1960 .

See also

Web links

Commons : Acoma Pueblo  - collection of images

Remarks

  1. Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New Mexico. National Park Service , accessed August 17, 2019.