The Keres people are one of the Pueblo peoples.^[1] They speak English, Keresan languages, and in one pueblo Keresan Sign Language.

The seven Keres pueblos are:

• Cochiti Pueblo or Kotyit ("Forgotten"); Cochiti Pueblo people: Kʾúutìimʾé ("People from the Mountains, i.e. Cochiti people")
• San Felipe Pueblo or Katishtya (People down by the river ”The place where the White Shells are”)
• Kewa Pueblo (previously Santo Domingo) or Díiwʾi; Kewa Pueblo people: Dîiwʾamʾé
• Zia Pueblo or Tsi'ya (Tsia) ("Sun Symbol"); Zia Pueblo people: Tsʾíiyʾamʾé
• Santa Ana Pueblo or Tamaiya (Dámáyá); Santa Ana Pueblo people: Dámáyámʾé (sing.) or Dámáyàamʾèetrạ (pl.)
• Acoma Pueblo or Aak'u (Áakʾuʾé or Haak'u) ("Place That Always Was", better known as "Sky City"); Acoma Pueblo people: Áakʾùumʾé (″Acoma People")
• Laguna Pueblo or Kawaika (Kawaik) ("Small Lake"); Laguna Pueblo people: Kʾáwáigamʾé ("People at/from the Small Lake")^[2]

The western pueblos, Acoma and Laguna, are the largest by area.

Ethnobotany

• Abronia fragrans – The Keres people mix ground roots of the plant with corn flour, and eat to gain weight.^[3] They also use this mixture to keep from becoming greedy,^[3] and they make ceremonial necklaces from the plant.^[3]
• Acer negundo – Twigs are made into prayer sticks.^[3]
• Commelina dianthifolia – Infusion of plant used as a strengthener for weakened tuberculosis patients.^[4]
• Geranium caespitosum – Roots crushed into a paste to treat sores, and whole plant as turkey food.^[5]