. A trail guide, available at the entrance, provides a detailed description of the area. Origin of the name The name Tsankawi (saekewikwaje onwikege) may mean "village between two canyons at the clump of sharp round cacti" or more simply, (san-ke-wii) "Opuntia sharp gap") in the Tewa language of the nearby Pueblo people. History Archeological evidence indicates that Tsankawi may have been constructed during the early 15th century and occupied until the late 16th century -- toward the end of… (More on Tsankawi)