New Mexico
Community meetings, gatherings, classes and celebrations, and the tribes and organizations behind them, all in one place so you can find your people.
How we count: population is the 2020 U.S. Census count of people who are American Indian or Alaska Native alone or in combination with another race, rounded down to the nearest thousand, and rank is among the 50 states on that same count. Federally recognized tribes are those headquartered in the state. State-recognized tribes follow the state's official list, and show 0 where the state has no formal recognition process. A tribe can hold both federal and state recognition, so the two counts can overlap. The Navajo Nation (headquartered in Arizona) and the Fort Sill Apache Tribe (headquartered in Oklahoma) also have lands in New Mexico.
Listings last reviewed October 27, 2026.
Other statesWhat's happening in New Mexico
Events appear once the host announces the date and come down after the last day. Ceremonies are never listed.
- Nov6Community
Native Community Food Distribution (free grocery bags)
Santa Fe Indigenous Center, 1420 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe · 10 a.m.–noon · Host's page - Nov11Community meeting
Albuquerque Commission on American Indian & Alaska Native Affairs
Los Duranes Community Center, Albuquerque · 5:30 p.m. · also on Zoom · Government source - Nov11Celebration
AISS Feast Day
Cornell Mall, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque · 10 a.m.–2 p.m. · free · Host's page - Nov12Feast day
San Diego Feast Day
Jemez Pueblo · Dances begin after morning Mass - Nov12Feast day
San Diego Feast Day
Tesuque Pueblo · Dances begin after morning Mass - Nov20Community
Native Community Food Distribution (free grocery bags)
Santa Fe Indigenous Center, 1420 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe · 10 a.m.–noon · Host's page - Nov21Celebration
Native American Student Art Show opening
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque · 2–4 p.m. · Host's page - Dec4Community
Native Community Food Distribution (free grocery bags)
Santa Fe Indigenous Center, 1420 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe · 10 a.m.–noon · Host's page - Dec9Community meeting
Albuquerque Commission on American Indian & Alaska Native Affairs
Los Duranes Community Center, Albuquerque · 5:30 p.m. · also on Zoom · Government source - Dec12Feast day
Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day
Pojoaque Pueblo · Mass, then dances - Dec18Community
Native Community Food Distribution (free grocery bags)
Santa Fe Indigenous Center, 1420 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe · 10 a.m.–noon · Host's page - Dec24Feast day
Christmas Eve dances
Nambé, San Felipe, Santa Ana, Tesuque, Taos and other Pueblos · Times vary by Pueblo - Dec31Powwow
Cheers to Sobriety New Year's Eve Gourd Dance & Social Pow Wow
Albuquerque Convention Center · Hosted by Youth Mentorship Gourd Dance Organization · Outside calendar: PowWows.com
Watch for this season (7)
Usually held around this time of year. Dates have not been announced yet, so check with the host before you go.
- OctTBAPowwow
Honoring Native Nations Gourd Dance & Pow Wow (Indigenous Peoples' Day)
Santa Fe Plaza · Host's page - OctTBACelebration
Northern Navajo Nation Fair
Shiprock - OctTBACelebration
Ancient Way Fall Festival & Arts Market
Zuni Pueblo · Host's page - NovTBAPowwow
Red Paint Pow Wow
Western New Mexico University, Silver City · Outside calendar: PowWows.com - NovTBAPowwow
Giving Thanks Pow Wow (Thanksgiving)
Taos Pueblo Community Center · Outside calendar: PowWows.com - DecTBACelebration
Walatowa Winter Arts & Crafts Fair
Jemez Pueblo · Host's page - DecTBAPowwow
New Year's Eve Sobriety Gourd Dance & Pow Wow
Gallup · Outside calendar: PowWows.com
Where we look: tribal and host websites, Indian Country Today and the PowWows.com New Mexico calendar.
Tribes & organizations
Each tribe and organization gets a free page with its own calendar. Tribes can claim their page to manage it.
Federally recognized tribes headquartered in New Mexico
Pueblo feast days and dances are prayer. Only public days are listed; follow each Pueblo’s rules on photos and visitors.
Pueblo of Cochiti
Pueblo of Isleta
Pueblo of Laguna
Pueblo of Picuris
Pueblo of Pojoaque
Pueblo of San Felipe
Pueblo de San Ildefonso
Pueblo of Sandia
Pueblo of Santa Ana
Pueblo of Santa Clara
Kewa Pueblo
Pueblo of Tesuque
Mescalero Apache Tribe
State-recognized tribes
None. New Mexico has no state-recognized tribes.
Urban and intertribal organizations
Albuquerque Commission on American Indian & Alaska Native Affairs
Youth Mentorship Gourd Dance Organization
Other Native community organizations
Statewide Native organizations
Navajo chapter houses
Navajo Nation chapters in New Mexico
See all 48 chapters
- Alamo · Eastern Agency
- Baca/Prewitt · Eastern Agency
- Becenti · Eastern Agency
- Casamero Lake · Eastern Agency
- Chichiltah · Eastern Agency
- Church Rock · Eastern Agency
- Counselor · Eastern Agency
- Crownpoint · Eastern Agency
- Huerfano · Eastern Agency
- Iyanbito · Eastern Agency
- Lake Valley · Eastern Agency
- Littlewater · Eastern Agency
- Manuelito · Eastern Agency
- Mariano Lake · Eastern Agency
- Nageezi · Eastern Agency
- Nahodishgish (Dalton Pass) · Eastern Agency
- Ojo Encino · Eastern Agency
- Pinedale · Eastern Agency
- Pueblo Pintado · Eastern Agency
- Ramah · Eastern Agency
- Red Rock · Eastern Agency
- Rock Springs · Eastern Agency
- Smith Lake · Eastern Agency
- Standing Rock · Eastern Agency
- Thoreau · Eastern Agency
- Tohajiilee · Eastern Agency
- Torreon/Star Lake · Eastern Agency
- Tsayatoh · Eastern Agency
- White Rock · Eastern Agency
- Whitehorse Lake · Eastern Agency
- Coyote Canyon · Fort Defiance Agency
- Crystal · Fort Defiance Agency
- Mexican Springs · Fort Defiance Agency
- Naschitti · Fort Defiance Agency
- Tohatchi · Fort Defiance Agency
- Twin Lakes · Fort Defiance Agency
- Beclabito · Shiprock Agency
- Burnham · Shiprock Agency
- Gadii'ahi/To'koi (Cudei) · Shiprock Agency
- Hogback · Shiprock Agency
- Nenahnezad · Shiprock Agency
- Newcomb · Shiprock Agency
- San Juan · Shiprock Agency
- Sanostee · Shiprock Agency
- Sheep Springs · Shiprock Agency
- Shiprock · Shiprock Agency
- Two Grey Hills · Shiprock Agency
- Upper Fruitland · Shiprock Agency
Native American Church
Native American Church of North America
Azee' Bee Nahagha of Diné Nation
Nations headquartered elsewhere with lands in New Mexico
These nations are headquartered in other states. Some have land here today; others have ancestral, historical, cultural or removal-era ties. Being listed here does not mean a nation is headquartered or officially recognized in New Mexico.
- Navajo Nation · Northwest New Mexico · capital in Window Rock, AZ · Official tribal websiteHeadquartered in Window Rock, Arizona. Much of the Navajo Nation, including many chapters, lies in New Mexico.
- Fort Sill Apache Tribe · Akela Flats, Luna County · headquarters in Apache, OK · Official tribal websiteHeadquartered in Apache, Oklahoma. The tribe also has a reservation at Akela, near Deming.
Community resources
Community centers, health and family services, elder and youth programs, and job training for Native people.
Santa Fe Indigenous Center
Education & culture
Indian Education programs, tribal colleges and university programs, museums, language programs and research resources.
Indian Education programs in public schools
These school districts serve Native students on or near tribal lands and often hold family nights and cultural events. Source: NM Public Education Department listing.
- Albuquerque Public Schools
- Bernalillo Public Schools
- Bloomfield Schools
- Central Consolidated Schools
- Cuba Independent Schools
- Dulce Independent Schools
- Española Public Schools
- Farmington Municipal Schools
- Gallup-McKinley County Schools
- Grants-Cibola County Schools
- Jemez Mountain Public Schools
- Jemez Valley Public Schools
- Los Lunas Public Schools
- Magdalena Municipal Schools
- Peñasco Independent Schools
- Pojoaque Valley Public Schools
- Ruidoso Municipal Schools
- Taos Municipal Schools
- Tularosa Municipal Schools
- Zuni Public Schools
Tribal colleges & university programs
UNM American Indian Student Services
Museums & cultural centers
Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA)
Urban and intertribal community
Native American Community Academy (NACA)
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