Pueblo of Acoma
Indigenous American: Haak'u (Acoma)
Indigenous American: Haak'u (Acoma)
Acoma is sometimes spelled Akome, Acuo, Acuco, Ako and A'ku-me. Some tribal elders say the name Acoma means “a place that always was;” outsiders say it means “people of the white rock.” A pueblo is a stone and adobe village inhabited by various tribes in the southwestern United States.
Acoma Pueblo is a Native American pueblo approximately 60 miles (97 km) west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. Four communities make up the village of Acoma Pueblo: Sky City (Old Acoma), Acomita, Anzac, and McCartys. These communities are located near the expansive Albuquerque metropolitan area, which includes several large cities and towns, including neighboring Laguna Pueblo. The Acoma Pueblo tribe is a federally recognized tribal entity, whose historic land of Acoma Pueblo totaled roughly 5,000,000 acres (2,000,000 ha), today much of the Acoma community is primarily within the Acoma Indian Reservation.