Pueblo of Santa Clara
Twenty six miles north of Santa Fe in the Espanola Valley of State Rd. 30
Feast Day: August 12
(505) 753 7330
The Santa Clara Pueblo originally lived in cave-like dwellings in the Santa Clara Canyon, but some 600 years ago a severe drought forced the people to move into a valley near the Rio Grande known by the Tewa people as the 'Valley of the Wild Roses'. Today tribal members live in modern houses on their 50,000 acre reservation. There is a distinct culture with a sovereign government. Traditions are maintained as an integral part of life from generation to generation.
The Pueblo strives to develop economically in ways that do not harm their traditional ways of life. Many new jobs were created with the opening of the Big Rock Casino and bowing alley and the Black Mesa Golf Course. Many shops in the pueblo are open to visitors selling the famous polished black and red pottery, beadwork, and embroidery and sculpture.
