Northern Mexico and the US Southwest
Acoma
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Lands
Acoma Mesa and surrounding lands in west-central New Mexico, US
Countries United States
Facts 3
Language
Since 2017 the Acoma Language Program has been building a Keres dictionary, with about 5,000 words and phrases being edited by fluent speakers.
As of 2026 Source: Pueblo of Acoma, Acoma Language Program (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Culture
In 1999 Acoma set up a Historic Preservation Office to keep traditional skills alive, among them stone cutting, wood carving, pottery making and weaving.
As of 1999 Source: Pueblo of Acoma, Cultural Preservation Efforts of Acoma (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
History
Archaeologists agree that Acoma has been lived in continuously since at least AD 1200, and Acoma oral history reaches back much further.
Source: Pueblo of Acoma, About Us (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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