Historical Marker

Kewa Women’s Co-op, Santo Domingo Pueblo

Historical marker location:

NM Highway 22, Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico

( at closed I-25 access road)

According to oral and recorded history, the Santo Domingo people have always made and traded jewelry. From prehistoric times heishi, drilled and ground shell beads, have been strung into necklaces. Generations of Santo Domingo women have passed down this art. Recent descendants have formed the Kewa Women’s Co-op to retain heishi and other traditions including pottery, embroidery, weaving, and Pueblo foods.