The Santa Clara Pueblo people settled in Puye (poo yay), their ancestral home, around 900 AD. As their population increased, they moved to the nearby Rio Grande Valley in the early 1600s to cultivate new fields and allow their community to flourish and grow. Today, Santa Clara Pueblo is home to some 500 families, and its people hold firm to their time-honored traditions of Puye. Santa Clara’s artistic traditions are well-known, and its artisans’ pottery is collected and prized throughout the world.
The Santa Clara Pueblo Housing Authority is responsible for building and renovating all existing and new homes throughout the Pueblo in both its village and its subdivisions, while preserving its sacred land and honoring its people. We invite you to glimpse into Santa Clara’s culture, both past and present.
