Acoma Pueblo
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Native American community
Puebloan settlement
Spanish colonial mission church
census-designated place
historic district
mesa-top village
Acoma Pueblo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited Native American settlements in the United States, renowned for its mesa-top village "Sky City" and rich Puebloan cultural heritage in western New Mexico.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Native American community
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Puebloan settlement → Spanish colonial mission church → census-designated place → historic district → mesa-top village → |
| continuity |
continuously inhabited for many centuries
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| country |
United States
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| culturalPractice |
feast day celebrations
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pottery making → traditional dances → weaving → |
| distanceFromAlbuquerque |
approximately 60 miles west
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| elevation |
approximately 2,134 meters
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approximately 7,000 feet → |
| ethnicGroup |
Acoma people
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| geography |
situated on a sandstone mesa
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surrounded by high desert landscape → |
| governedBy |
Acoma Pueblo tribal government
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| hasBuilding |
San Esteban del Rey Mission Church
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| hasMuseum |
Sky City Cultural Center and Haak’u Museum
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| hasPart |
Sky City
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| heritage |
Puebloan
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| historicPeriod |
pre-Columbian settlement
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| knownFor |
Puebloan cultural heritage
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adobe and sandstone architecture → being one of the oldest continuously inhabited communities in the United States → traditional ceremonies → traditional pottery → |
| language |
Acoma Keres
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| languageFamily |
Keresan languages
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| locatedIn |
Acoma Pueblo
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Acoma Pueblo → Acoma Pueblo → Cibola County NERFINISHED → New Mexico → |
| locatedInRegion |
western New Mexico
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| nativeName |
Haak’u
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| near |
Albuquerque
NERFINISHED
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| NRHPStatus |
listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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| offers |
guided tours of Sky City
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| partOf |
Acoma Indian Reservation
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| populationCharacteristic |
small rural population
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| recognizedAs |
National Historic Landmark
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| religion |
Puebloan traditional religion
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Roman Catholicism → |
| tourism |
major cultural tourism destination in New Mexico
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| transportAccess |
accessible via Interstate 40
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| tribalAffiliation |
Acoma Pueblo tribe
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| UNESCOTentativeListStatus |
on UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List
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Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Cibola County, New Mexico
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Cibola County, New Mexico ("Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico") → Hopi Reservation ("Walpi") → National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico → National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico ("San Estevan del Rey Mission Church at Acoma") → |
contains |
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San Esteban del Rey Mission Church
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Sky City → Sky City Cultural Center and Haak’u Museum → |
locatedIn |
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Zuni people
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neighboringTribe |