Laguna Pueblo

The Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico (Western Keres: Kawaika [kʰɑwɑjkʰɑ]) is a federally recognized tribe of Native American Pueblo people in west-central New Mexico, near the city of Albuquerque, in the United States.

[4] The laguna or lake was historically much larger than the present time and hosted waterfowl of many kinds, including ducks, geese and swans.

[8] The people of Laguna have a long history of residing in and farming along the Rio San José in west-central New Mexico.

However, research of 1,449 archaeological sites and an anthropological analysis of the Laguna oral history have firmly proven that people have inhabited the area ranging from 6500 B.C.

Laguna Development is a federally chartered tribal corporation formed under Section 17 of the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act.

The company develops and operates the tribe's retail-based outlets, including two travel centers, a supermarket, a convenience store, an RV park, an arcade, a Superette and three casinos on the Pueblo of Laguna reservation that spans Cibola, Bernalillo, Valencia and Sandoval counties.

In addition to its headquarters at the pueblo, Laguna Industries, Inc. maintains offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico; San Antonio and Houston, Texas; Baghdad, Iraq, and Amman, Jordan.

Other Laguna Development businesses provide basic services to local tribal communities.

photo of Laguna Pueblo from airplane
photo of Laguna Pueblo from airplane
Location of the Laguna Pueblo
Grinding maize in Laguna Pueblo, c. 1900s
Ceramic Laguna canteen
Laguna man and woman in traditional clothing
Map of New Mexico highlighting Cibola County