Acoma Pueblo

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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
instanceOf Native American community
Puebloan settlement
Spanish colonial mission church
census-designated place
historic district
mesa-top village
continuity continuously inhabited for many centuries
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalPractice feast day celebrations
pottery making
traditional dances
weaving
distanceFromAlbuquerque approximately 60 miles west
elevation approximately 2,134 meters
approximately 7,000 feet
ethnicGroup Pueblo peoples
surface form: Acoma people
geography situated on a sandstone mesa
surrounded by high desert landscape
governedBy Acoma Pueblo tribal government
hasBuilding San Esteban del Rey Mission Church
hasMuseum Sky City Cultural Center and Haak’u Museum
hasPart Sky City
heritage Puebloan
historicPeriod pre-Columbian settlement
knownFor Puebloan cultural heritage
adobe and sandstone architecture
being one of the oldest continuously inhabited communities in the United States
traditional ceremonies
traditional pottery
language Acoma Keres
languageFamily Keresan languages
locatedIn Acoma Pueblo self-linksurface differs
Acoma Pueblo self-linksurface differs
Acoma Pueblo self-linksurface differs
Cibola County, New Mexico
surface form: Cibola County

New Mexico
locatedInRegion western New Mexico
nativeName Haak’u
near Albuquerque
NRHPStatus listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
offers guided tours of Sky City
partOf Acoma Indian Reservation
populationCharacteristic small rural population
recognizedAs National Historic Landmark
religion Puebloan traditional religion
Roman Catholicism
tourism major cultural tourism destination in New Mexico
transportAccess accessible via Interstate 40
tribalAffiliation Acoma Keres
surface form: Acoma Pueblo tribe
UNESCOTentativeListStatus on UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List

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National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico contains Acoma Pueblo
this entity surface form: San Estevan del Rey Mission Church at Acoma
Hopi Reservation contains Acoma Pueblo
this entity surface form: Walpi
Zuni people neighboringTribe Acoma Pueblo
Acoma Pueblo locatedIn Acoma Pueblo self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Sky City
Acoma Pueblo locatedIn Acoma Pueblo self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: San Esteban del Rey Mission Church
Acoma Pueblo locatedIn Acoma Pueblo self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Sky City Cultural Center and Haak’u Museum
Cibola County, New Mexico contains Acoma Pueblo
Cibola County, New Mexico contains Acoma Pueblo
this entity surface form: Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico
Simon J. Ortiz ethnicity Acoma Pueblo
Simon J. Ortiz memberOf Acoma Pueblo
Simon J. Ortiz placeOfOrigin Acoma Pueblo
Pueblo peoples hasSubgroup Acoma Pueblo
central New Mexico contains Acoma Pueblo
this entity surface form: Acoma Pueblo (eastern portions of its lands)
Keresan languages spokenBy Acoma Pueblo
National Trust Historic Sites hasPart Acoma Pueblo
this entity surface form: Acoma Sky City
western New Mexico contains Acoma Pueblo
subject surface form: Western New Mexico
this entity surface form: Acoma Pueblo lands
Acoma Keres spokenIn Acoma Pueblo
Acoma Keres hasAlternativeName Acoma Pueblo
this entity surface form: Acoma
Sky City governingBody Acoma Pueblo
this entity surface form: Acoma Pueblo tribal government
San Esteban del Rey Mission Church locatedOn Acoma Pueblo
this entity surface form: Acoma Pueblo Sky City mesa
San Esteban del Rey Mission Church partOf Acoma Pueblo
this entity surface form: Acoma Pueblo mission complex
Acoma Indian Reservation contains Acoma Pueblo
this entity surface form: Acoma Pueblo Historic District
Acoma Indian Reservation partOf Acoma Pueblo
this entity surface form: Pueblo of Acoma land base