1
: a member of a Pueblo Indian people of New Mexico and Arizona
2
: the language of the Tewa people
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In Tewa, Santa Clara Pueblo is called Kha’Po Owingeh (Singing Water Village).
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Michael Shaikh
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
In northern New Mexico, the Indigenous women of Tewa Women United work against the legacy and ongoing effects of nuclear research affecting their homelands and communities from Los Alamos National Laboratory.
—Alyssa Kreikemeier, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
The retreat supports Tewa Women United, a non-profit that supports Indigenous women and girls to connect with ancestral knowledge, healing and strength.
—Náosha Gregg, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Travelers heading north from Santa Fe pass under multiple bridges with references to Pojoaque Pueblo in the community’s native language of Tewa.
—Michael Casey, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2023
The early Native American inhabitants of the area, a Puebloan people who spoke the Tewa language, also believed the dirt was medicinal.
—David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
The council will consider a resolution establishing the Tewa Court/10th Street Utility Underground District overhead facilities removal date.
—Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022
Simpson, who is Santa Clara Pueblo Tewa from New Mexico, is looking back — way back, millennia or more — but, crucially, also forward.
—Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022
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Michael Shaikh
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
In northern New Mexico, the Indigenous women of Tewa Women United work against the legacy and ongoing effects of nuclear research affecting their homelands and communities from Los Alamos National Laboratory.
—Alyssa Kreikemeier, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
The retreat supports Tewa Women United, a non-profit that supports Indigenous women and girls to connect with ancestral knowledge, healing and strength.
—Náosha Gregg, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Travelers heading north from Santa Fe pass under multiple bridges with references to Pojoaque Pueblo in the community’s native language of Tewa.
—Michael Casey, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2023
The early Native American inhabitants of the area, a Puebloan people who spoke the Tewa language, also believed the dirt was medicinal.
—David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
The council will consider a resolution establishing the Tewa Court/10th Street Utility Underground District overhead facilities removal date.
—Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022
Simpson, who is Santa Clara Pueblo Tewa from New Mexico, is looking back — way back, millennia or more — but, crucially, also forward.
—Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022
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“Tewa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tewa. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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