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The Laguna Pueblo ( Western Keres: Kawaika ʰɑwɑjkʰɑ is a 
Their reservation lies in parts of four counties: In descending order of included land area they are Cibola, Sandoval, Valencia and
''New Mexico, Land of Enchantment''. New Mexico Tourism Department. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
The people of Laguna have a long history of residing in and farming along the Rio San José in west-central New Mexico. Laguna history begins long before the advent of written records in the Southwest. It is a common misconception that the Pueblo of Laguna began in 1699, at the time of the construction of the Mission. However, research of 1,449 archaeological sites and an anthropological analysis of the Laguna oral history have firmly proven that people have inhabited the area ranging from 6500 B.C. to the present.
The Acoma Pueblo and Pueblo of Laguna have many ties, including location, language and a shared high school.
The Pueblo of Laguna has a well-established Tribal Law system. The Pueblo of Laguna has participated as a "Weed and Seed" tribe. This Department of Justice program studied the enforcement of law and effectiveness of social programs on Native American lands.
The Irish surname Riley was adopted by many members of the Laguna tribe in the 1800s, for legal use in European-American culture, while they retained their Laguna names for tribal use.
File:A general view of the Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico, 1879 - NARA - 542443.tif, Laguna Pueblo, 1879
Image:Laguna Baptistry.jpg, Door to
Lagunas traditionally speak the Western variety of Keresan. Most Laguna elders do not speak English.
Laguna Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust Land, New Mexico United States Census Bureau
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Official Pueblo of Laguna websitePueblo of Laguna WebsiteLaguna Public Library
nbsp;– ''historic photographs of Pueblo of Laguna''.
HABS: San Jose de la Laguna Mission Church & Convento gallery
nbsp;– ''historic photos from the federal HABS—Historic American Buildings Survey project''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Laguna Pueblo Puebloan peoples Pueblo great houses Native American tribes in New Mexico Federally recognized tribes in the United States History of Cibola County, New Mexico Native American history of New Mexico Populated places in Bernalillo County, New Mexico Populated places in Cibola County, New Mexico Populated places in Sandoval County, New Mexico Populated places in Valencia County, New Mexico Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico National Register of Historic Places in Cibola County, New Mexico Pueblos on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico
federally recognized tribe
This is a list of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States of America. There are also federally recognized Alaska Native tribes. , 574 Indian tribes were legally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) of the United ...
of Native American Pueblo people in west-central New Mexico, near the city of Albuquerque, in the United States. Part of the Laguna territory is included in the Albuquerque metropolitan area, chiefly around Laguna's Route 66
U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The h ...
Resort and Casino. The name, ''Laguna'', is Spanish (meaning "small lake") and derives from the lake on their reservation. This body of water was formed by an ancient dam that was constructed by the Laguna people. After the Pueblo Revolt of 1680–1696, the Mission San José de la Laguna was erected by the Spanish at the old pueblo (now Old Laguna) and finished around July 4, 1699.
Geography
Their reservation lies in parts of four counties: In descending order of included land area they are Cibola, Sandoval, Valencia and Bernalillo
Bernalillo () is a town in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 8,320. It is the county seat of Sandoval County.
Bernalillo is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Histor ...
Counties. It includes the six villages of Encinal, Laguna, Mesita, Paguate, Paraje, and Seama. The reservation is west of the city of Albuquerque. The reservation consists of approximately .
The Laguna Pueblo (and the Acoma Pueblo) lie in the river basin of the Rio San Jose. The laguna or lake was historically much larger than the present time and hosted waterfowl of many kinds, including ducks, geese and swan
Swans are birds of the family (biology), family Anatidae within the genus ''Cygnus''. The swans' closest relatives include the goose, geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form t ...
s. The Rio San Jose flows into the Rio Puerco near the southeast corner of the Laguna Reservation.
Communities
* Encinal *Laguna
Laguna (Italian and Spanish for lagoon) may refer to:
People
* Abe Laguna (born 1992), American DJ known as Ookay
* Andrés Laguna (1499–1559), Spanish physician, pharmacologist, and botanist
* Ana Laguna (born 1955), Spanish-Swedish ballet d ...
*New Laguna, New Mexico
New Laguna is an unincorporated community in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. New Laguna is located along New Mexico State Road 124, west of Laguna. New Laguna has a post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer tha ...
* Mesita
*Paguate
Paguate is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 421 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Paguate is located in northeastern Cibola County at (35.137298, -107.370921), within the lands of Lagun ...
*Paraje Paraje, a Spanish term meaning in English place or spot. Paraje is a term from the original Spanish speaking settlers, in use among English speakers in the southwestern United States, particularly in New Mexico, that refers to a camping place along ...
* Seama
*Casa Blanca, New Mexico
Casa Blanca is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Cibola County, New Mexico, Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. Casa Blanca is located on New Mexico State Road 23, east-southeast of Grants, New Mexico, Grants. It is part of ...
Demographics
On the 2010 census 6,758 people in the U.S. reported being exclusively Laguna and 8,358 people reported being Laguna either exclusively or in combination with another group. The State of New Mexico says the population is 7,700."Laguna Pueblo"''New Mexico, Land of Enchantment''. New Mexico Tourism Department. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
History
The people of Laguna have a long history of residing in and farming along the Rio San José in west-central New Mexico. Laguna history begins long before the advent of written records in the Southwest. It is a common misconception that the Pueblo of Laguna began in 1699, at the time of the construction of the Mission. However, research of 1,449 archaeological sites and an anthropological analysis of the Laguna oral history have firmly proven that people have inhabited the area ranging from 6500 B.C. to the present.
The Acoma Pueblo and Pueblo of Laguna have many ties, including location, language and a shared high school.
The Pueblo of Laguna has a well-established Tribal Law system. The Pueblo of Laguna has participated as a "Weed and Seed" tribe. This Department of Justice program studied the enforcement of law and effectiveness of social programs on Native American lands.
The Irish surname Riley was adopted by many members of the Laguna tribe in the 1800s, for legal use in European-American culture, while they retained their Laguna names for tribal use.
Baptistry
In Christian architecture the baptistery or baptistry (Old French ''baptisterie''; Latin ''baptisterium''; Greek , 'bathing-place, baptistery', from , baptÃzein, 'to baptize') is the separate centrally planned structure surrounding the baptismal ...
, Laguna Mission, 1934
Image:An-Indian-Pueblo-Laguna-New-Mexico-833x1155.jpg, ''An Indian Pueblo Laguna New Mexico'', by Thomas Moran
Education
Primary and middle school education is provided by the Laguna Department of Education, which also operates Early Childhood program and adult education programs. The high school is shared with nearby Acoma Pueblo. Lagunas value intellectual activity and education, so a scholarship program has led to many well-educated Lagunas. Uranium mining on Pueblo of Laguna land has contributed to this scholarship program as well as to skilled labor learning among Laguna members. Lagunas and other Pueblos enjoy baseball. Like many Pueblos, the Laguna people are skilled in pottery.Language
Lagunas traditionally speak the Western variety of Keresan. Most Laguna elders do not speak English.
Economy
The Laguna Development Corporation; founded in 1998, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Pueblo of Laguna. Laguna Development is a federally chartered tribal corporation formed under Section 17 of the 1934Indian Reorganization Act
The Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) of June 18, 1934, or the Wheeler–Howard Act, was U.S. federal legislation that dealt with the status of American Indians in the United States. It was the centerpiece of what has been often called the "Indian ...
.
The company develops and operates the tribe's retail-based outlets, including two travel centers, a supermarket, a convenience store, an RV park, an arcade, a Superette and three casinos on the Pueblo of Laguna reservation that spans Cibola, Bernalillo
Bernalillo () is a town in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 8,320. It is the county seat of Sandoval County.
Bernalillo is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Histor ...
, Valencia and Sandoval counties.
Laguna Construction Company, a construction company owned by the Pueblo of Laguna, was one of the largest U.S. contractors in Iraq, with reconstruction contracts worth more than $300 million since 2004. In addition to its headquarters at the pueblo, Laguna Industries, Inc. maintains offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico; San Antonio and Houston, Texas; Baghdad, Iraq, and Amman, Jordan. In 2007, Laguna Construction employed 75 people, most of whom belong to the pueblo.
Several Laguna Pueblo businesses are along tourist and truck route corridors that attract New Mexico tourists, long- and short-haul truck drivers, and residents of nearby Albuquerque. Other Laguna Development businesses provide basic services to local tribal communities.
Notable people
* Paula Gunn Allen (1939–2008), author, novelist, and scholar * Deb Haaland, 54th U.S Secretary of the Interior, the first Native American to lead a cabinet-level agency. She was formerU.S. Representative
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...
for New Mexico's 1st congressional district (2019–2021), former chair of the Democratic Party of New Mexico
The Democratic Party of New Mexico (DPNM) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is headquartered in Albuquerque and led by Chair Jessica Velasquez, Vice Chair Manny Crespin, Secretary Pamelya Herndon, and Tr ...
(2015–2017), and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014
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.
* Frank Hudson (1875–1950), football player, coach
*Michael Kanteena
Michael Kanteena (born September 1, 1959) is a potter from Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico. He is best known for his pottery inspired by Chaco, Mesa Verde and other Ancestral Pueblo pottery. Kanteena also makes pottery inspired by historic kachina do ...
, potter
*Lee Marmon
Leland Howard Marmon (September 20, 1925 – March 31, 2021) was a Native American photographer and author. Marmon is known for his black-and-white portraits of tribal elders.
Marmon's works have appeared in galleries, books, and magazines, inc ...
, photographer
* Leslie Marmon Silko, author
See also
* Anaconda, New Mexico *Anton Docher
Anton Docher (1852–1928), born Antonin Jean Baptiste Docher (pronounced ɑ̃tɔnɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ batist dɔʃe), was a French Franciscan Roman Catholic priest, who served as a missionary to Native Americans in New Mexico, in the Southwest of t ...
"The Padre of Isleta"
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Cibola County, New Mexico
Notes
References
* Pritzker, Barry M. ''A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. .Laguna Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust Land, New Mexico United States Census Bureau
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External links
Official Pueblo of Laguna website
nbsp;– ''historic photographs of Pueblo of Laguna''.
HABS: San Jose de la Laguna Mission Church & Convento gallery
nbsp;– ''historic photos from the federal HABS—Historic American Buildings Survey project''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Laguna Pueblo Puebloan peoples Pueblo great houses Native American tribes in New Mexico Federally recognized tribes in the United States History of Cibola County, New Mexico Native American history of New Mexico Populated places in Bernalillo County, New Mexico Populated places in Cibola County, New Mexico Populated places in Sandoval County, New Mexico Populated places in Valencia County, New Mexico Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico National Register of Historic Places in Cibola County, New Mexico Pueblos on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico