In 1976, the 19 tribes that make up New Mexico’s Pueblo population gathered to open Albuquerque’s Indian Pueblo Cultural Center on a patch of Native American land in the center of the city. This serene complex of stucco buildings is an important arena for the preservation of Native American crafts, music, and ceremonies. It’s also a place where all-too-rare pre-Columbian cuisine is sustained and celebrated, on the menu at Pueblo Indian Kitchen. The year 1492—when Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas—divides the dinner menu. “Post-Contact” options feature all the burgers, salads,…
