Louise Abeita
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Louise Abeita Chewiwi is a Native American
writer, who is an enrolled member of Isleta Pueblo
.
Abeita was born and raised at Isleta Pueblo
, New Mexico
, United States
. Her father, Diego Abeita (1905-1984), was active in tribal government. Her mother, Lottie Gunn Abeita, was from Laguna Pueblo
. Her paternal grandfather was Louis Abeita, an Isleta police officer memorialized at the Indian Country Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial in Artesia, New Mexico.
Abeita's lavishly illustrated book I am a Pueblo Indian Girl was published when she was only 13 years old. She had a long career teaching within the BIA
school system and continued be active in Indian education long after her retirement.
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
writer, who is an enrolled member of Isleta Pueblo
Isleta Pueblo
Isleta Pueblo is an unincorporated Tanoan pueblo in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States, originally established around the 14th century.-Overview:...
.
Abeita was born and raised at Isleta Pueblo
Isleta Pueblo
Isleta Pueblo is an unincorporated Tanoan pueblo in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States, originally established around the 14th century.-Overview:...
, New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
, United States
United States
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. Her father, Diego Abeita (1905-1984), was active in tribal government. Her mother, Lottie Gunn Abeita, was from Laguna Pueblo
Laguna Pueblo
Laguna is a Native American tribe of the Pueblo people in west-central New Mexico, USA. The name, Laguna, is Spanish and derives from the lake located on their reservation. The real Keresan name of the tribe is Kawaik. The population of the tribe exceeds 7,000 , making it the largest Keresan...
. Her paternal grandfather was Louis Abeita, an Isleta police officer memorialized at the Indian Country Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial in Artesia, New Mexico.
Abeita's lavishly illustrated book I am a Pueblo Indian Girl was published when she was only 13 years old. She had a long career teaching within the BIA
Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is an agency of the federal government of the United States within the US Department of the Interior. It is responsible for the administration and management of of land held in trust by the United States for Native Americans in the United States, Native American...
school system and continued be active in Indian education long after her retirement.
See also
- List of writers from peoples indigenous to the Americas
- Native American StudiesNative American StudiesNative American Studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that examines the history, culture, politics, issues and contemporary experience of Native peoples in North America, or, taking a hemispheric approach, the Americas...