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*Eagle Clan (dyami hano)
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*Turkey Clan (tsina hano)
*Turkey Clan (tsina hano)
*Isthe Clan (isthe hano)<ref>Ward Alan Minge, ''Acoma: Pueblo in the Sky'', Rev. ed., 2nd ed., (Albuquerque, New Mexico, University of New Mexico, c1991), (accessed 13 January 2023).</ref>
*Isthe Clan (isthe hano)<ref>Ward Alan Minge, ''Acoma: Pueblo in the Sky'', Rev. ed., 2nd ed., (Albuquerque, New Mexico, University of New Mexico, c1991, rev. ed., 2002), (accessed 13 January 2023).</ref>


=== Records  ===
=== Records  ===

Revision as of 17:40, 13 January 2023

Native American Topics
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Guide to Pueblo of Acoma ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]

Pueblo of Acoma
P.O. Box 309
Acoma, NM 87034
Phone: 505-552-6604
Website

History[edit | edit source]

Established:Original Spanish land grant: September 20, 1689. United States grant: December 22, 1858

Agency:

Language: Keresan

Population: 1969: Tribal enrollment 2,514

Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]

1150: Acoma Pueblo is established; one of the oldest continuously occupied settlements in the United States

1540: Francisco de Cornonado's expedition

1598: Governor Juan de Onate nephew Juan de Zaldivar caused a conflict

1629-1640: Catholic Missionaries build a church

1680: Pueblo Revolt against the Catholic church

1699: Spanish rule the area

Additional References to the History of the Tribe and/or Band[edit | edit source]

Clans[edit | edit source]

Raked in order:

  • Sun Clan (osach hano)
  • Sky Clan (hoaka hano)
  • Water Clan (ts'its hano)
  • Badger Clan (dyup hano)
  • Fire Clan (hakanyi hano)
  • Antelope Clan (ku'uts hano)
  • Deer Clan (diehni hano)
  • Bear Clan (kohaiya hano)
  • Red Corn Clan (kuganish yaka hano)
  • Yellow Corn Clan (kuuchnish yaka hano)
  • Blue Corn Clan (kuiskkush yaka hano)
  • White Corn Clan (kashaish yaka hano)
  • Oak Clan (hopani hano)
  • Squash Clan (tanyi hano)
  • Roadrunner Clan (shoaska hano)
  • Eagle Clan (dyami hano)
  • Turkey Clan (tsina hano)
  • Isthe Clan (isthe hano)[1]

Records[edit | edit source]

Census records: The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico. The Indians residing in this Pueblo in 1900 are listed on Indian Population Schedules as District 176, Acoma Indian Reservation, in Valencia County, New Mexico.

Land records: Tribal land: 245,346 acres. Allotted land: 320 acres.

Important Websites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Ward Alan Minge, Acoma: Pueblo in the Sky, Rev. ed., 2nd ed., (Albuquerque, New Mexico, University of New Mexico, c1991, rev. ed., 2002), (accessed 13 January 2023).

Bibliography[edit | edit source]