Robey’s Atlasof Indigenous North America
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Language-linked grouping

Keres

Keres is a language-related grouping associated with several Pueblo communities, not one tribal government.

Read the sources [1] Smithsonian Institution

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2 annotated resources · 0 Indigenous-led
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0 substantive works · selected content reviewed
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Compiled
October 19, 2026
A source guide for a deeper dive.This entry provides a brief orientation and an organized reading path. A comprehensive deep dive has not yet been completed. Follow the annotated sources and distinguish primary community accounts from outside reference material.
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Identity and homelands

Keres is a language-related grouping associated with several Pueblo communities, not one tribal government.

Read the sources [1] Smithsonian Institution

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Historical context

Smithsonian archival descriptions connect Acoma, Laguna, and Santo Domingo/Kewa materials, but archival grouping should not erase each Pueblo’s sovereignty.

Read the sources [1] Smithsonian Institution

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Living communities and further study

Kewa’s public history offers one specific Keres-speaking community perspective; compare it with the separate Acoma, Cochiti, Laguna, San Felipe, Santa Ana, and Zia entries.

Read the sources [2] National Park Service

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Robey’s Atlas of Indigenous North America · Compiled October 19, 2026 · Keres