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Santa Ana Pueblo
Santa Ana Pueblo has a long history of progress. In 1709, the pueblo purchased 5,000 acres along the Río Grande to increase its agricultural production and land base. The pueblo's 15,000-acre Spanish land grants and additional land purchases brought the reservation to its present size of about 73,000 acres both east and west of the Río Grande, serving a population of about 487 (Census 2000).
Tamaya, the Old Santa Ana Pueblo, is not open daily to the public as are the other villages. But the old Keresan village is open on several feast days.The pueblo celebrates its patron saint every year on July 26. Photos, sketching and recordings are not allowed at Tamaya.
The Santa Ana Golf Club is open to the public year-round and offers a beautiful 27-hole golf course, woven through high desert and spotted with eight crystal blue lakes, as well as the Prairie Star Restaurant. The club hosts several PGA championships. (505) 867-9464. www.santaanagolf.com.
Also, the pueblo recently opened the upscale 18-hole Twin Warriors Golf Club, (505) 771-6155, which caters to the champion golfer as well as the resort-style player, who can stay at the luxurious Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa. (505) 867-1234. www.twinwarriorsgolf.com, www.hyatt.com.
Perhaps the pueblo's most prosperous enterprise is the Santa Ana Star Casino. The casino boasts Las Vegas-style gambling, entertainment, buffets, cocktail bar, gift shop and more. (505) 867-0000.
www.santaanastar.com
Other pueblo enterprises include the Ta-Ma-Ya Cooperative Association, where you can find crafts for sale, and Santa Ana Agricultural Enterprises (SAAE), which grows blue corn for the domestic and international food and cosmetic markets. (505) 867-3301, ext. 21. SAAE is also the parent company of Santa Ana Native Plant and Tree Nursery, and Santa Ana Garden Center, which both specialize in Native New Mexican plants. (505) 867-1322. www.santaana.org/garden/htm.
A related endeavor is the Cooking Post, a mail-order entreprise that offers specialty foods, beverages, recipes and gifts. (888) 867-5198, (505) 771-8318. E-mail: info@cookingpost.com.
The pueblo also leases 100 acres to Sandoval County, which subleases the Lovelace New Mexico Soccer Complex to the Southwest Youth Soccer Association. The complex has concession areas and 22 fields, including two lighted championship fields, each with a 2000-seat viewing capacity. Call (505) 249-0092, 924-1147.
Picnicking areas are open at Jémez Canyon Dam from dawn to dusk. The Pueblo also operates Warrior Apparel which designs, manufactures, and markets casual Native American apparel featuring native art. (505) 867-4260. www.warriorapparel.com.
Old Santa Ana Pueblo is located less than two miles (3.2 km) west of I-25, Exit 242, 15 minutes north of Albuquerque near the intersection of U.S. 550 and N.M. 528.
Santa Ana Pueblo
2 Dove Road
Bernalillo, NM 87004
Phone: (505) 867-3301
Fax: (505) 867-3395
www.santaana.org