Interiors of the Santa Fe Hotel. Photos, Karin Patriquin

The Santa Fe Hotel, owned by the people of the Picuris Puebo, is the only venture of its kind in the United States. It began in 1988 when local business people approached Picuris tribal leaders about a joint development. The agreement that ensued is a culturally-honorable step toward financial independence for the tribe, which settled nearly 800 years ago in a verdant valley northwest of Santa Fe (“Picuris” means “people of the hidden valley”). Many of the hotel staff is Native American, and the Arts and Crafts Gift Shop is owned by the Picuris.

Information from Santa Fe Hotel website.