Nambé Pueblo, New Mexico

The administration of the Pueblo of Nambé in 2025 is: • Governor: Nathaniel S. Porter • Lieutenant Governor: Natividad Herrera ==Name==

Nambé is the Spanish version of a similar-sounding Tewa word, which can be interpreted loosely as meaning "rounded earth." The word pueblo stems from the Spanish word for "village." Pueblo refers to the physical settlment, to the Southwestern style architecture, and the people themselves. ==Demographics==

The 2010 census found that 1,818 people lived in the CDP, while 568 people in the United States reported being exclusively Nambé and 723 people reported being Nambé exclusively or in combination with another group. ==Language==

The Nambé language is a dialect of the Tewa language, ==History==

Origin and early history Scholars believe that all Pueblo peoples are descended from the Ancestral Pueblo people, possibly from the Mogollón, and other ancient peoples. In contemporary times, the people and their archaeological culture were referred to as Anasazi for historical purposes - a Navajo term loosely translated as "Enemy Ancestors" as some Navajo clans are descendants of the Anasazi. Contemporary Puebloans do not want this term to be used. As the Ancestral Puebloans abandoned their canyon homeland due to social upheaval and climate change, they migrated to other areas. Eventually the Nambé emerged as a culture in their new homeland in present-day New Mexico. was built in Nambé Pueblo in the early 1600s. The Spanish introduced new foods to the native communities, including peaches, peppers, and wheat. In 1620 a royal decree assigned civil offices to each Pueblo. ==Economy==

The people of Nambé Pueblo participate in a mixed economy, with many travelling to jobs outside of the Pueblo lands. Prior to 2020, the Nambé operated a casino on tribal land at the Nambé Falls Travel Center. In 2021, Tesla opened a service center on Nambé land to service Tesla vehicles, after signing an agreement with Nambé Pueblo leaders. This allowed the first service center to open in the State of New Mexico since state law prohibits automakers from selling direct to consumers, as Tesla does, and state law did not allow Tesla to open a service center without selling cars through intermediary car dealers. By November 2022, Tesla had followed this model of leasing Native American land for a service and delivery center at a second New Mexico city—Santa Ana—which is closer to the large city of Albuquerque. The store opened in June 2023 and is five times larger than the facility in Nambe. ==Education==

The Nambé Pueblo is zoned into Pojoaque Valley Schools. Pojoaque Valley High School is the zoned comprehensive high school. == Notable people ==

• Marilyn Bendell, impressionist painter • Brenda McKenna, member of the New Mexico Senate, 2021 • Margaret Lefranc, painter, illustrator, and editor • Ben Luján, member and former speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives • Ben Ray Luján, former member of U.S. House of Representatives, United States Senator from New Mexico (2021), son of Ben Luján • Nathaniel A. Owings, architect • Lonnie Vigil, pottery artist ==See also==