New Mexico’s Native presence is one of the first in the area. Permanent settlements were established more than a thousand years ago, represented by New Mexico’s 23 pueblos, tribes and nations.
Many Native communities welcome respectful guests into their sovereign nations.
Some Native American communities remain closed to visitors. Call ahead for specific information regarding COVID-19 policies and guidelines.
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
A museum and exhibition galleries tell the story of Pueblo culture from ancient times to the present. The Indian Pueblo Kitchen, introduces Indigenous food while the Indian Pueblo Store offers jewelry, pottery, rugs and more.
At 2401 12th St. NW, Albuquerque.
Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
The Institute of American Indian Arts Museum of Contemporary Native Arts focuses on exhibiting, collecting and interpreting the most progressive work of contemporary Native artists.
108 Cathedral Place, Santa Fe
Allan Houser Sculpture Garden
The sculpture garden displays more than 70 monumental works — both representational and abstract — while the indoor gallery exhibits hundreds of smaller sculptures, paintings and drawings.
26 Haozous Road, Santa Fe
allanhouser.com/contact/sculpture-garden
Pueblo of Zuni
Zuni is the largest of the 19 New Mexican pueblos, covering more than 700 square miles in northwestern McKinley County. Visitors can experience the pueblo’s deep cultural heritage, special history, exquisite arts and awesome scenic beauty. Well-known for inlay silverwork, stone “fetish” carving and pottery.
Native Treasures
18th annual Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Art Market. Anthony Lovato (Kewa/Santo Domingo Pueblo) is the 2023 recipient of the MIAC Living Treasure award. Lovato is a master of tufa metal casting who is known for his corn design jewelry and canteens.
May 27-28 at Santa Fe Convention Center
museumfoundation.org/native-treasures
SWAIA Indian Market
A week of events culminates in one of the most prestigious Native American arts show in the world. The market enters its 101st year in 2023. Meet and buy directly from the nearly 1,200 artists presenting their works.
Aug. 19-20 at Santa Fe Plaza
Salmon Ruins
This 22-acre site in northwestern New Mexico dates back to the 11th century and has been extensively excavated. Includes a Chacoan great house, a heritage park and 19th century homestead, as well as an extensive research library of the American Southwest.
Gallup Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial
Centennial celebration includes tribal processions and performances, rodeo, pageants, art show and artisan market, powwow, film screenings and more. Various citywide events are also planned.
Aug. 4-13
Free Indian Market
The show is next to the Santiago E. Campos United States Courthouse in Santa Fe, and features nearly 600 Indigenous artists from Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, Pacific Islands and New Zealand.
Aug. 19-20
Santiago E. Campos United States Courthouse, 106 S. Federal Place, Santa Fe
Aztec Ruins National Monument
Pueblo people describe this site as part of their migration journey. The Chaco-era ruins date back about 900 years and feature a reconstructed Great Kiva that visitors can enter. An ancestral Pueblo Great House has over 400 masonry rooms. In the northwestern corner of the state.
Poeh Cultural Center & Museum
Described as a gathering place for the respectful sustaining of Tewa traditions through being, doing and sharing. At 78 Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe.
Museum of Indian Arts & Culture
The mission of MIAC/Laboratory of Anthropology is to serve as a center of stewardship, knowledge, and understanding of the artistic, cultural and intellectual achievements of the diverse peoples of the Native Southwest.
710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian
Founded in 1937, the Wheelwright is New Mexico’s oldest nonprofit, independent museum. It offers unique exhibitions of contemporary and historic Native American art, with a focus on little-known genres and solo shows by living Native American artists.
704 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe
