Editing Pojoaque, New Mexico (section)

===Pojoaque Pueblo===

Pojoaque Pueblo is one of the six [[Tewa language|Tewa]]-speaking [[Rio Grande]] Pueblos, and a member of the [[Eight Northern Pueblos]]. The Pueblo was settled around 500&nbsp;AD, with the population peaking in the 15th and 16th centuries.

In about 1900, a severe [[smallpox]] epidemic caused the pueblo to be abandoned once again by 1912. In 1934, Pojoaque Pueblo was reoccupied, and became a federally recognized Indian reservation in 1936.<ref>[http://www.indianpueblo.org/19pueblos/pojoaque.html Pojoaque history] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918220454/http://www.indianpueblo.org/19pueblos/pojoaque.html |date=2008-09-18 }}</ref>

Pojoaque Pueblo remains a major employer in the region, owning several business enterprises, including the gaming operations of three casino locations: Buffalo Thunder Resort, Cities of Gold Casino, and Jake's Casino. Prior to 2017, the New Mexico state gaming compacts signed by the pueblo expired, but the pueblo has continued gaming operations and resumed negotiations with the state of New Mexico.
{{wide image|Bridge at Pojoaque.jpg|700px|Highway overpass at Pojoaque, "Po-suwae-geh", or "the water drinking or gathering place".<ref>{{Cite news
| last = Arturo Sandoval
| title = New Mexico's rich linguistic heritage is worth protecting
| work = New Mexico Independent
| access-date = 2012-09-29
| date = 2009-08-31
| url = http://newmexicoindependent.com/35323/new-mexicos-rich-linguistic-heritage-is-worth-protecting
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