See Casino view in the back. 
Back down to the city. Scuptures are placed in many locations in the city. Very cool. Sandia Resort and Casino sits at the foothills of the Sandia Mountains. Casino action and slot machines, 18-hole golf course , great dining rooftop restaurant on the 9th floor with an spectacular view of the Land of Enchantment, Spectacular view of the Sandia Mountains, Rio Grande River Valley and the greater Albuquerque area.
Majestic views of the Sandia Mountains, concerts and music entertainment under the stars at the outdoor amphitheater.
Found some interesting history on Sandia Pueblo. The Pueblo of Sandia is a Native American Community located on the northern boundary of the city of Albuquerque in central New Mexico, covering 22,877 acres on the east side of the Rio Grande River Valley. It is one of 19 pueblos located throughout the state and known as one of the eastern pueblos which are located along the Rio Grande. Sandia is one of four pueblos who speak the Tiwa language.
Sandia Pueblo was first "discovered" by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, who camped with his Conquistadors along the banks of the Rio Grande in 1539. Sandia became a settlement for Spanish explorers in 1617 when it was established as the seat of the Mission of San Francisco. Because Pueblo people usually located in fertile areas near rivers and tributaries, they were the hardest hit by European colonization. Less than five decades later, Sandia participated in the Pueblo Revolt, a bloody rebellion that exploded simultaneously among the northern pueblos on August 10, 1680. Antonio de Otermin, Spain's governor of what is now New Mexico, ordered the burning of the Pueblo of Sandia several times during the Pueblo Revolt. The Spanish repeatedly attempted to re-conquer the Tiguex Province in 1681, 1688, and 1692. During each attempt, Sandians abandoned their pueblo and eventually fled to Hopi lands in Arizona where they resettled in the village of Payupki. In November of 1742, 441 Sandia people returned to the valley. However, their requests for resettlement were ignored until Father Menchero petitioned Spain's governor to allow settlement at Sandia; permission for resettlement was granted in 1748.
Lawrence Gutierrez, Governor, Sandia Pueblo and Scott Paisano, lieutenant governor, Sandia Pueblo (I met them at the Obama town hall meeting. Great people.)
Sandia Pueblo now owns and operates Sandia Resort & Casino, Bien Mur Indian Market Center, and Sandia Lakes Recreation Area. It also leases areas for sand and gravel mining operations and other businesses to more fully utilize land within the pueblo's historical boundaries. The Pueblo has a traditional form of government, with a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Warchief and Lieutenant Warchief who are appointed through a traditional process to serve one-year terms. Modern "Indian Nations" are tribal governments that are federally recognized. There are over 500 federally recognized tribes in the United States. Each has a government, tribal members and trust lands. Each Indian Nation has the governmental authority to create laws and be governed by them subject to the limitations of Congress and federal case law.
Check the link if you like to read the entire article.http://www.sandiapueblo.nsn.us/history.html
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