Ohkay Owingeh people

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Native_American_tribe
Puebloan people
gptkbp:eligibility descent from original tribal members
gptkbp:federalTribalRecognition Yes
gptkbp:festival Feast Day of St. John the Baptist (June 24)
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Ohkay_Owingeh_Tribal_Council
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:San_Juan_Pueblo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ohkay Owingeh people
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tewa
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkbp:nameMeaning Ohkay Owingeh means 'Place of the strong people' in Tewa
gptkbp:notableEvent Name officially changed from San Juan Pueblo to Ohkay Owingeh in 2005
gptkbp:notablePerson Esther Martinez (Tewa linguist and storyteller)
Everett Chavez (tribal leader)
Nora Naranjo-Morse (artist)
gptkbp:population approximately 1,300 (as of 2020s)
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Native_American_tribe
other Pueblo peoples
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
Pueblo traditional religion
gptkbp:reservationStatus gptkb:Ohkay_Owingeh_Reservation
gptkbp:traditionalDwelling adobe houses
gptkbp:traditionalEconomy gptkb:ceramics
agriculture
weaving
gptkbp:tribe gptkb:Pojoaque_Pueblo
gptkb:San_Ildefonso_Pueblo
gptkb:Santa_Clara_Pueblo
gptkb:Tesuque_Pueblo
gptkbp:website https://www.ohkay.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ohkay_Owingeh_Tribal_Council
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6