Keres people

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The Keres people are a Native American group of Puebloan communities in New Mexico, known for their distinct Keresan languages, rich ceremonial traditions, and long-standing agricultural and architectural heritage.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Keres people canonical 4
Eastern Keres people 1
Keresan peoples 1

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Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
Puebloan people
affectedByEvent Pueblo Revolt of 1680
associatedWithRiver Rio Grande
Rio San Jose
linked to: Rio San José
ceremonialLife agricultural rituals
dances
seasonal ceremonies
colonialEncounterWith Spanish Empire
continent North America
country United States
culturalRegion Puebloan cultural area
linked to: Pueblo culture area

Southwestern United States
ethnicGroupOf United States
federalRecognitionStatus federally recognized tribes (through individual pueblos)
hasCeremonialStructure kiva
hasCommunity Acoma Pueblo
Cochiti Pueblo
Kewa Pueblo
Laguna Pueblo
San Felipe Pueblo
Santa Ana Pueblo
Santo Domingo Pueblo
Zia Pueblo
hasOralTradition ceremonial narratives
origin stories
hasSubgroup Eastern Keres people
linked to: Keres people

Western Keres people
languageFamily Keresan languages
linguisticStatus language isolate family
neighboringPeople Apache people
Navajo people
Tewa people
Tiwa people
Zuni people
primaryRegion New Mexico
religiousSyncretism Pueblo religion and Roman Catholicism
traditionalArchitecture multi‑story adobe structures
plaza‑centered villages
pueblo dwellings
traditionalCraft basketry
pottery
stone masonry
weaving
traditionalEconomy bean cultivation
cotton cultivation
maize agriculture
squash cultivation
traditionalLanguage Eastern Keres
Western Keres
traditionalReligion Pueblo religion
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Keresan languages ethnicity Keres people
Western Keres spokenBy Keres people
San Felipe Pueblo ethnolinguisticGroup Keresan peoples
linked to: Keres people
Tewa people neighboringGroup Keres people
Keresan ethnicGroupAssociated Keres people
Keres people hasSubgroup Eastern Keres people
linked to: Keres people