History
The Sandia Pueblo be spanning over how many years?
700 years.
Which state is the Sandia Pueblo located in?
New Mexico.
What does the Sandia Pueblo focus on with the Sandia Mountains?
Deep spiritual connections.
How many citizens enrolled in the Sandia reservation?
500.
Who is fishing most common for?
Citizens and visitors.
What is the name of the language spoke in the Sandia Pueblo?
Tiwa.
What is the tribe name of the Sandia Pueblo?
The Pueblo of Sandia.
The Sandia residents fled to which community in Arizona?
The Hopi community.
True or False: The Sandia Mountains provide natural resources for the Sandia people.
True.
True or False: The younger generations mostly use the Tiwa language today.
False.
True or False: The Sandia Pueblo is the largest civil area in New Mexico.
True
The Sandia Pueblo is just north of what city in New Mexico?
Albuquerque.
Which heritage does the Sandia Pueblo have?
Argarian heritage.
Why did the Sandia join the revolt and later fleed north to live with the Hopi people?
To escape the Spanish reconquest.
Tribal businesses employ more than how many people from Native and non-Native communities?
2,000.
What were the Sandia people doing in the Rio Grande Valley since 1300 BC?
Farming and living.
Which county is the Sandia Pueblo located in?
Sandoval county.
The Pueblo's traditional name was what?
Tuf Shur Tia.
How did the Spanish forces find the pueblo during the reconquest expedition in the 1680s-1690s?
Burned, deserted, and in ruins.
Daily life is deeply connected to what?
The Rio Grande bosque and the shadow of the Sandia Mountains.
What year did Spanish explorers arrive at the Sandia Pueblo making the population over 3,000 people?
1539.
How many square miles is the reservation?
35.7 square miles.
What does "Tuf Shur Tia" mean?
Green Reed Place.
List the four thing that the Environment Department is responsible for.
-The protection of water rights
-The delivery of water for agriculture purposes
-The protection of surface and ground water quality
-The development of the wildlife habitat
How do most people pass their time at the Sandia Pueblo?
Traditional agriculture and spiritual connections to the land in the American Southwest.