Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico
| Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico | |
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| CDP | |
Pueblo of Santo Domingo Mission Church
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 Location of Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico |
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 Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico
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| Coordinates: 35°30′52″N 106°21′48″W / 35.51444°N 106.36333°WCoordinates: 35°30′52″N 106°21′48″W / 35.51444°N 106.36333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Sandoval |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
| • Land | 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,187 ft (1,581 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,550 |
| • Density | 1,273.9/sq mi (491.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 87052 |
| Area code(s) | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-70810 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0928818 |
Kewa Pueblo, formerly known as Santo Domingo Pueblo (Eastern Keres: Kewa), is an Indian pueblo and a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, in the United States. The pueblo is located approximately 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Santa Fe. Interstate 25 runs 4 miles (6 km) to the east of the community. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 2,550 and is nearly 99% Native American. The CDP is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The population of the pueblo is composed of Native Americans who speak Keres, an eastern dialect of the Keresan languages. Like several other pueblo peoples, they have a matrilineal kinship system, in which children are considered born into the mother's family and clan, and inheritance and property pass through the maternal line.
The Pueblo celebrates an annual feast day on August 4 to honor their patron saint, Saint Dominic. More than 2,000 pueblo people participate in the traditional corn dances held at this time.
In the 17th century, the Spanish conquistadores named the pueblo as Santo Domingo. Its earliest recorded name was Gipuy. According to Pueblo Council members, the local name in their Keres language has always been Kewa. In 2009, the pueblo officially changed its name to Kewa Pueblo, altering its seal, signs and letterhead.
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