THESE PEOPLE ARE ALSO CALLED KEWA AND THERE PUEBLO IS LOCATED 25 MILES SOUTH OF SANTE FE. IT'S POPULATION IS 2000 TO 3000 AND THEY ARE CONSIDERED WITHIN ALBUQUERQUE. THEY SPEAK AN EASTERN KERESAN LANGUAGE. THE PUEBLO CELEBRATES AN ANIMAL FEAST DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST TO HONOR ST. DOMINIC. 200 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN A TRADITIONAL CORN DANCE.
KEWA PUEBLO IS ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN PUEBLOS IN THE SOUTHWEST BECAUSE THEY ARE GOOD MARKETER OF THEIR JEWELRY AND CRAFTS. IT IS THE 5TH LARGEST IN POPULATION OF NEW MEXICO'S 19 PUEBLOS. THEIR LIFE HAS NOT CHANGED MUCH SINCE THEIR FIRST ESTABLISHMENT THERE. THEY PLACE GREAT EMPHASIS ON ANCIENT RELIGIOUS STRUCTURES AND SOCIETIES. MOST IMPORTANT OF THEIR CRAFTS IS JEWELRY AND THEY TRAVEL IN ALL STATES DISPLAYING AND SELLING IT AT FAIRS. THEY ALSO MAKE FINE HEISHE OF TURQUOISE.
THEIR POTTERY IS WELL KNOWN ALSO AND THEY STRICTLY USE TRADITIONAL ANCIENT DECORATIONS AND DESIGNS. THEIR DANCES ATTRACT MANY VISITORS.
THE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURE WAS OPENED IN 1976. IT IS A RESEARCH CENTER THAT DIRECTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR SCHOLARS AND INDIANS. DR. JOE SANDO IS ONE OF IT'S FOUNDERS. THE PUEBLO IS LOCATED NEAR THE ANCIENT TURQUOISE MINES. DURING LABOR DAY THERE ARE OVER 350 ARTISTS, DANCES, AND FOOD BOOTHS.
IN 1598 THE PUEBLO LEADERS MET IN A COUNCIL IN A KIVA AT SANTO DOMINGO. EACH PUEBLO WAS DEDICATED TO A PATRON SAINT BY ONATE.
IN 2007 THE EPA AWARDED SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO $ 619,000 FOR IMPROVING THEIR DRINKING WATER QUALITY.
SANTO DOMINGO POTTERY CAN BE DISTINGUISHED BY IT'S BUFF COLORED CLAY, CREAM SLIP, AND DARK BLACK GEOMETRIC DESIGNS. THE CLAY OF THIS PUEBLO LENDS ITSELF TO LARGE VESSELS. THEY PAINT THEIR POTTERY WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGNS AND BIRDS. THE POTTERY IS FIRED USING COTTONWOOD BARK. IT IS A FAMOUS POTTERY.
INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER AND WIKIPEDIA
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