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The mystique of New Mexico's American Indian tribes is extremely powerful. The Navajo, Apache, Ute, Hopi and Pueblo cultures all call New Mexico home. Their unique languages, colorful dances, distinct arts and crafts, and cultural stories and traditions have been passed down through the generations and are intrinsic to the Land of Enchantment. The spiritual roots that sustain the state's various tribes, connecting them to the earth and sky, to wind and water, to sun and moon, and to their ancestors, are a prominent part of New Mexico’s rich cultural history. Read more about American Indian history in New Mexico... But there is more than just earth and sky to enjoy. New Mexico's tribes offer a variety of activities for your New Mexico vacation. From world-class casinos to concerts and dances, from golf and outdoor activities to museums, and from markets to feast days, Native New Mexico has something for everybody to enjoy and experience.
NATIVE NEW MEXICO GUIDE
Download the Guide to New Mexico's Twenty-two American Indian Tribes, events and activities. Native New Mexico Visitor's Guide (pdf 2Mb).
Experience
Pueblos, Tribes, Nations: Acoma, Cochiti, Isleta, Jémez, Jicarilla Apache Nation, Laguna, Mescalero Apache Reservation, Nambé, Navajo Nation, Ohkay Owingeh, Picurís, Pojoaque, Sandia, San Felipe, San Ildefonso, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo, Taos, Tesuque, Zia, Zuni
Enjoy
Events: Galllup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, Gathering of Nations, Santa Fe Indian Market, tribal
feast days, Zuni Harvest Festival
Dances: Corn dance, Buffalo dance, Deer dance, Matachines dance
Food: Fry bread, Grilled Corn, Oven Bread
Play
Golf: Buffalo Thunder Resort, Sandia Resort & Casino, Tamaya Resort & Spa
Boating/Fishing: Cochiti, Nambé Falls & Recreation Area
Gaming: Apache Nugget Casino, Jicarilla Inn and Casino, Big Rock Casino Bowl, Camel
Rock
Casino, Cities of Gold Casino, Dancing Eagle Casino, Inn of the Mountain Gods, Isleta Gaming Palace West, Ohkay Casino and Resort, Route 66 Casino, Sandia Resort & Casino, San Felipe's Casino Hollywood, Santa Ana Star Casino, Sky City Casino, Taos Mountain Casino
Learn
Miscellaneous: Visitor Etiquette, History & Timeline
of Indigenous New Mexicans, Kivas, Horno
Arts & Crafts: Weaving, Pueblo Indian Pottery, Jewelry, Kachinas
Museums/Centers: A:Shiwi A:Wan Museum & Heritage Center, Acoma
Tourist & Visitation
Center, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Deming
Luna Mimbres Museum, Geronimo Springs Museum, Gila Visitor Center, Indian Arts Research Center at the School of American Research, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Institute of American Indian Arts Museum, Mescalero Apache Cultural Center Museum, Museum of Indian Arts & Culture/Laboratory
of Anthropology, Museum of the Institute of American Indian Arts, Navajo National
Museum (Window Rock, AZ), Palace of the Governors, Poeh Cultural Center, Pueblo
of Pojoaque, Red Rock Museum, San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum, Walatowa Visitor Center, Wheelwright
Museum of the American Indian
Explore
Map to Native New Mexico
Ruins: Aztec Ruins National Monument, Bandelier National Monument, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, El Morro National Monument, Gila Cliff Dwelling National Monument, Petroglyph National Monument,Three
Rivers Petroglyph Site, Village of the Great Kivas
Missions: Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Zia, Nuestra Señora de los Angeles de Porciuncula de los Pecos, Nuestra Señora de Purísima Concepción de Quarai, San Agustín de la Isleta Mission, San Buenaventura
de Cochiti, San Esteban del Rey de Acoma, San Felipe Mission, San
Gregorio de Abó Mission, San Ildefonso Mission, San Buenaventura
de Humanas (Gran Quivira) and San Isidro, San José (Giusewa) de Jémez Mission, San José de Laguna, San Lorenzo de Picurís, San
Miguel Mission Chapel, Santa Ana Pueblo Mission, Santo Domingo Mission, Santuario de Chimayó, Santuario de Guadalupe




