New Mexico Office of the State Historian : Santa Clara Pueblo

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View of Black Mesa, from Santa Clara Pueblo (Tewa), New Mexico. Photo taken between 1908 and 1910 by H.S. Poley.
Various Pueblo buildings and wooden fences are visible in the foreground. Courtesy of the Western History/Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library

Santa Clara Pueblo

Kha'p'oo Owinge (Valley of the Wild Roses) is the traditional name for Santa Clara Pueblo.

Santa Clara Pueblo is located 24 miles north of Santa Fe.

The large Santa Clara Pueblo reservation is home to the historic cliff dwellings of Puye, and has fishing and camping in the nearby canyon.

Today, the pueblo still practices many of their ancient traditions, and prides itself on a high regard for education in both modern and traditional ways.

They celebrate St. Anthony’s Feast Day in June, and in August they have a Corn Dance in honor of their patron saint, St. Claire.

Sources Used:

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, “Santa Clara Pueblo.” http://www.indianpueblo.org/19pueblos/santaclara.html (accessed July 7, 2009).

New Mexico Tourism Department, “Santa Clara Pueblo .” http://www.newmexico.org/native_america/pueblos/santa_clara.php (accessed July 7, 2009).