The Pueblo of Acoma ( kjq, Áakʼu) is an
Indian reservation
An Indian reservation is an area of land held and governed by a federally recognized Native American tribal nation whose government is accountable to the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs and not to the state government in which it ...
of the
Acoma Pueblo peoples located in parts of
Cibola,
Socorro, and
Catron counties, in
New Mexico, the
Southwestern United States
The Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States that generally includes Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Ne ...
. 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. 2,802 people were living on the reservation's lands, as reported in the
2000 census.
Acoma Pueblo
The
Acoma Pueblo is the heart of the reservation and is held as one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the
United States.
Communities
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Acomita Lake
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North Acomita Village
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Skyline-Ganipa
See also
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List of Indian reservations in New Mexico
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List of Indian reservations in the United States
References
External links
Pueblo of AcomaAcoma Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust Land, New Mexico
United States Census Bureau
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American Indian reservations in New Mexico
Catron County, New Mexico
Cibola County, New Mexico
Socorro County, New Mexico