Laguna is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Laguna Pueblo in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,241 at the 2010 census. It is located approximately 47 miles west of Albuquerque.
Laguna Mission, 1934. Photo: Historic American Buildings Survey
Old Pueblo Council meeting house, built c.1874. 1934 photo
The Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico is a federally recognized tribe of Native American Pueblo people in west-central New Mexico, near the city of Albuquerque, in the United States. Part of the Laguna territory is included in the Albuquerque metropolitan area, chiefly around Laguna's Route 66 Resort and Casino. The name, Laguna, is Spanish and derives from the lake on their reservation. This body of water was formed by an ancient dam that was constructed by the Laguna people. After the Pueblo Revolt of 1680–1696, the Mission San José de la Laguna was erected by the Spanish at the old pueblo and finished around July 4, 1699.
Laguna Mission
photo of Laguna Pueblo from airplane
Grinding maize in Laguna Pueblo, c. 1900s
Ceramic Laguna canteen