A Santo Domingo Pueblo housing project is intended to keep the Native American community connected with tradition while linking commuters to trains. Homes will be constructed opposite the New Mexico Rail Runner station.
Residents who work or go to school outside the community take the trains to Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
Four years of planning and funding from at least a dozen groups helped the Santo Domingo Housing Authority break ground on the project last week with a Kewa prayer and spiritual offering.
A path stretching 1.5 miles will connect the village with the train station and Santo Domingo Trading Post, where tribal art will be displayed.
The trading post is scheduled to open this summer after a $1.5 million renovation.
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