The Alamo Navajo Indian Reservation ( nv, ) is a non-contiguous section of the

Navajo Nation The Navajo Nation ( nv, Naabeehó Bináhásdzo), also known as Navajoland, is a Native Americans in the United States, Native American Indian reservation, reservation in the United States. It occupies portions of northeastern Arizona, northwe ...

lying in northwestern Socorro County,

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Albuquerque metropolitan area, Tiguex , Offi ...

, United States, adjacent to the southeastern part of the

Acoma Indian Reservation The Pueblo of Acoma ( kjq, 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). Th ...

. It has a land area of 256.616 km² (99.08 sq mi), and a 2000 census resident population of almost 2,000 persons. The Alamo Band of the Navajo Nation Reservation's land area is only about four-tenths of one percent of the Navajo Nation's total area. The remote community has a K-12 school (

Alamo Navajo School Board Alamo Navajo School Board, Inc. (ANSB) refers to the entity controlling a K-12 tribal school in Alamo, New Mexico. It is affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). It also maintains a clinic and other public infrastructure in Alamo. Hist ...

), Early Childhood Center, Wellness Center, a Community Service center that provides school and non-school related programs, a state-of-the-art Health Center and KABR radio, 1500 AM.

References

Alamo Navajo Reservation (Tribal Census Tracts 9415 and 9461), Navajo Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land, Arizona/New Mexico/Utah
United States Census Bureau

External links

Alamo Navajo School Board Home Page

Navajo Chapters: Alamo Web Page
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