- Zuni Indian Reservation
The Zuni Indian Reservation is the homeland of the
Zuni tribe of Native Americans. It lies in theZuni River valley and is located primarily in Cibola and McKinley counties in westernNew Mexico , about 150 miles west of Albuquerque. There are also several smaller non-contiguous sections inApache County, Arizona , northwest of the city of St. Johns. The main part of the reservation borders the state ofArizona to the west and theRamah Navajo Indian Reservation to the east. The main reservation is also surrounded by thePainted Cliffs , theZuni Mountains and theCibola National Forest . The reservation's total land area is 1,873.45 km² (723.343 sq mi). The population was reported at 7,758 inhabitants in the 2000 census.The
Zuni Tribe also has land holdings in Catron County, New Mexico and Apache County, Arizona, which do not border the main reservation.Also on the main reservation are the
Hawikuh Ruins . The ancient Zuni pueblo of Hawikuh was the largest of the Seven Cities of Cibola. It was established in the 1200s and abandoned in 1680. It was also the first pueblo seen by the Spanish explorers. TheAfrican scoutEstevanico was the first non-Native to reach this area.The largest town on the reservation is
Zuni Pueblo , which is seat of Tribal government. Also on the reservation are the towns of Black Rock and Pescado. There is a branch campus of theUniversity of New Mexico located in Zuni.The Zuni Tribe is governed by an elected governor, lieutenant governor, and a six member
Tribal Council with elections being held every four years. The governor is the administrative head of the Tribal Council, which is the final decision-making body on the reservation. The council oversees finances, business decisions, taxes and contracts.ee also
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List of Indian reservations in the United States External links
* [http://www.ashiwi.org/ Official site of the Zuni tribe]
* [http://www.zunitourism.com/ Official site of Zuni Tourism]
* [http://www.experiencezuni.com/ Tourism in Zuni country]References
* [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-CHECK_SEARCH_RESULTS=N&-CONTEXT=dt&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-tree_id=4001&-all_geo_types=N&-redoLog=true&-transpose=N&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=label&-geo_id=25000US4785&-search_results=25000US4785&-format=&-fully_or_partially=N&-_lang=en&-show_geoid=Y Zuni Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land, New Mexico/Arizona] United States Census Bureau
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