Pueblo of Laguna
Guide to Pueblo of Laguna ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
See also: Laguna Pueblo (New Mexico)
Laguna Pueblo is located in Valencia, Bernalillo, and Sandoval Counties, New Mexico
Established:
Agency: Laguna Agency
Tribe: Keresan
Population: 1969: Tribal enrollment 4,432 [1]
Contents
Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]
Pueblo of Laguna
P.O. Box 194
Laguna Pueblo, NM 87026
Phone: 1.505.552.6654
Fax: 1.505.552.6941
- Pueblo of Laguna Official Website
History[edit | edit source]
Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]
1540: First Spanish explorers arrive
1680: Pueblo Revolt, to remove the Spanish from New Mexico
1697-1699: Laguna Pueblo establish by Indians from Santo Domingo, Cochiti, Jemez and Zia Pueblos who had been living among the Acoma at the Acoma Pueblo as refugees
1855: The dam was washed out and caused flooding
1846: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago, New Mexico becomes part of the United States
1870: Religious strife between tribal members, Catholic and Presbyterian
1880: Atlantic and Pacific Railroad was built.
Records[edit | edit source]
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:
- Allotment records
- Annuity rolls
- Census records
- Correspondence
- Health records
- Reports
- School census and records
- Vital records
Census Records[edit | edit source]
The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico. The Indians residing in this Pueblo in 1900 are listed on Indian Population Schedules as District 176, Laguna Indian Reservation, in Valencia County, New Mexico.
Land Records[edit | edit source]
Tribal Land: 412,211 acres.Allotted land: 41,225 acres
Important Websites[edit | edit source]
- Constitution and By-Laws of the Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico, Effective November 10, 1958.
- Pueblo of Laguna Official Website
- Laguna Pueblo Tribe Wikipedia
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y. McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FHL book 970.1 In2
