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Volume 16 Issue 5
Isleta Pueblo News
Pueblo of Isleta website: www.isletapueblo.com
Governor’s Report
Ma-Gu-Wam,
I hope this newsletter finds everyone doing
well and in good health. As we enter into the
month of May, I want to thank everyone for
continuing COVID-19 safe practices. With
all of your help, we as a community have been
able to keep the number of positive COVID
cases below 10 for the month of April, and
we are continuing that good trend now in
May. I want to encourage everyone who is
16 years and older to get vaccinated. It is
very important to keep our community safe
from COVID-19. The COVID Mitigation
Team is working diligently to keep our
community informed and to get tribal
members vaccinated. Please contact the
COVID line at 505-869-9720 to schedule a
time for a vaccine.
As we battle through the pandemic, the virus
has mutated to different variants. Although
we are continuing safe practices to prevent
the spread of COVID, these variants are just
as dangerous as the original form of COVID.
These variants of COVID have originated
in different parts of the world and have
been identified in the United States, New
Mexico, and local communities. The only
way to stop the spread of these variants is
to continue COVID safe practices.
Vaccination status: To date we have 1,026
tribal members who have received the 1st
and 2nd booster and we have 343 tribal
members who have received the 1st booster.
The vaccinations are available for all Tribal
Members 16 years and older. I encourage
our 16-45 age population to get vaccinated.
I’m very happy to say that the majority of
our population ages 46 to >76 have been
vaccinated.
As we move forward with the vaccination
efforts, we understand the concerns of the
latest Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccines
causing a rare form of blood clots. Blood clots
in the brain are a very serious condition;
however, at this time there are 6 cases out
of approximately 7.5 million vaccines given.
The COVID team has issued the following
statement (on page 2) in regards to the
Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Vaccine.
The Motor Pool building is complete.
The building was designed to perform
maintenance on tribal vehicles. The motor
Pool building will house Construction and
Operations which includes Transportation
Service
Division
and
Design
and
Construction. Other staff members from
Public Works will be located at this new
facility as well.
*El Vado and Prior & Paramount
(P&P) Storage
Currently there is about 13,800 acre-feet
(ac-ft) of P&P storage in El Vado. The April
1 target was 16,060 ac-ft. P&P storage
began January 1 until early April. Inflows
to El Vado are currently being bypassed to
meet Rio Chama Acequia Association and
( Continued next page )
May 2021
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May 2021
Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District
(MRGCD) direct diversion requirements
and to move water to Elephant Butte. The
remainder of the P&P amount will be stored
towards the end of April and into early May
to try and take from the peak runoff. When
Brazos Falls near Tierra Amarilla starts to
run, the peak of runoff is about 5-10 days
away. Based on the May 1 forecast, storage
might drop to the minimum amount of
14,500 ac-ft or increase to about 17,000 to
19,000 ac-ft.
Once the runoff passes, the water available
for MRGCD will be from the main stem
of the Rio Grande. The Rio Chama will
contribute very little.
Flows coming
down the Rio Grande depends on how
much Colorado needs to deliver under the
Compact. Current Rio Grande at Embudo
flows are about 400 cubic feet per second
(cfs). Base flows later in the summer may
be about 150-200 cfs. Rio Grande flows
often have two peaks, one about the third
week in May with NM runoff and one about
the first week of June with Colorado runoff.
Peaks might be earlier, smaller, and not
last as long this year compared to most
years, depending on weather.
Predictions: Modeling predicts P&P only
operations in July or August. In 2020,
P&P only operations did not begin until
after MRGCD had run out of stored water
in early September. The MRGCD will only
have about 14,000-18,000 ac-ft of San JuanChama water storage this year and it will
be provided in monthly increments, not all
at once early in the year. Depending on the
weather, P&P only operations might start
in June or July. Non-P&P lands of the
MRGCD will start experiencing shortages
probably since late May or into June, and
these shortages will increase until only
P&P lands are receiving water.
P&P Releases: Deliveries of P&P from the
natural flow of the river need to be rotated
to the six middle Rio Grande Pueblos.
Deliveries from P&P storage might be
constant if the natural flow is close to the
amount need to satisfy P&P lands. 16,000
ac-ft is only about 90 cfs for 90 days at El
Vado, not including losses getting to the
middle valley. Another possibility is to
send two or three pulses of water (“block
releases”) down to the Pueblos, possibly
for a week at a time and spaces several
weeks apart to supplement P&P deliveries.
Decisions will be made when conditions are
better know at the time.
*From Bureau of Indian Affairs, April 22,
2021.
Let us continue to pray for rain and may our
creator keep our community safe and bless
each and every one of us with a good life.
Haw-wuh.
Vernon B. Abeita
Isleta Pueblo News
Editor:
Nathaniel Lujan
Asst. Editor:
Diane Abeita
Published By:
Valencia Express
WOOD AND BURN PERMITS
Permits will be available at the
Following locations without an Appointment:
Open Space Police Department
(3950 Hwy 47, Building E, 869-7564)
Governor’s Office
(117A TR 40, Next to the
Post Office, 869-3111)
Isleta Police Substation
(1001 Moonlight Street, 869-5387)
Scholarship Criteria for the 2021-2022 Tibien
(Elk Mountain) College Fund
Purpose: In honoring the memory of our son and nephew, Aaron Robert Dailey, the
Tibien College Fund will award one $1000 scholarship for school year 2021-2022 to a
college-bound or college student.
Criteria: Students eligible to apply for the Scholarship are graduating high school
seniors or persons who graduated from high school within the last 4 years from the date of
application, who are enrolled in a federally recognized tribe in New Mexico or California,
and pursuing a college degree. Consideration will be given to academic achievement and
the student’s community service record. Students should submit a scholarship application.
Amount: One Scholarship of $1000 will be disbursed in two equal installments in August
2021 and January 2022. The disbursement will be made to the Financial Aid office of the
recipient’s college.
Guidelines: The recipient must continue to attend classes and maintain a 2.5 gradepoint average each semester.
Deadline: The application deadline is August 3, 2021. Applications must be received by
that date to be considered. Award will be made no later than August 31, 2021.
Application Process: Call (505) 869-3836 or email swlopc@outlook.com for application.
Submit applications by August 3, 2021 to:
Sh’eh Wheef Law Offices
P.O. Box 167
Isleta, New Mexico 87022
or swlopc@outlook.com
May 2021
Isleta Pueblo News
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
DEADLINE for June Newsletter articles is set for
Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at 4:30 pm. Articles may be
dropped off at the Library or emailed to Nathaniel.Lujan@
isletapueblo.com. Should you email your article, expect a
confirmation email. If you do not receive a confirmation email,
odds are it never made it to me and then it’s time to panic, so
call Nate at 505.869.9808.
People who wish to submit an article or flyer are responsible
for generating their own article or flyer. Should you need
help, please call the Library at 505.869.9808 and set up a date
and time to sit down with a Library staff member who will
help you throughout the process. The Library will NOT accept
notes dropped off at the Library or information over the phone
to generate your article.
PROBATES need to be published in the Newsletter for two
consecutive months. Probates are considered court documents,
therefore, all submitters must provide: 1) Name of Deceased,
2) Date of Deceased 3) Court Case # and 4) Date of Court Date.
A Probate form can be found on the Newsletter Archive page
at http://www.isletapueblo.com/newsletters.html .
CLASSIFIED ADS: The new administration has requested
that the Newsletter start a Classified Ad section for Tribal
members selling land, houses, mobile homes, vehicles, and
farm equipment. Leasing of houses and mobile homes will
be accepted. Smaller items which can be sold at the local flea
markets or weekly yard sales will NOT be accepted.
Currently, this service is FREE to Tribal members. Land,
houses, and mobile homes must be within the reservation
boundaries. Ads must meet the 160 character limit. Ads
that exceed the 160 characters will NOT be submitted into
the Newsletter. A single picture may be submitted with the
ad. Submitters of classified ads are responsible for generating
their own ads as this is a FREE service.
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PROBATES
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATES OF:
Frank Lucero (DOD: 12/22/1969) and
Isabel Lucero (DOD: 09/24/1989)
Case No. CV-PR-0082-2020
First Notice
TAKE NOTICE that in accordance with notice requirements, a Petition to
Probate the Estate of Frank and Isabel Lucero, deceased 12/22/1969
and 09/24/1989, has been filed in the Pueblo of Isleta Tribal Court. Any
person claiming an interest in the Estate is hereby advised to notify the
Pueblo of Isleta Tribal Court Clerk in writing within thirty (30) days of this
notice being posted. Claims must be filed in writing. A hearing in this
matter has been scheduled for Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 10:45 a.m. at
the Isleta Tribal Court, located at the Tribal Services Complex, 3950 Hwy.
47 SE, Building A, Albuquerque, NM. If you have any questions, please
contact the Isleta Tribal Court at (505) 869-9699.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
Ray Michael Abeita (DOD: 08/04/2020)
Case No. CV-PR-0087-2020
Second Notice
TAKE NOTICE that in accordance with notice requirements, a Petition
to Probate the Estate of Ray Michael Abeita, deceased 08/04/2020,
has been filed in the Pueblo of Isleta Tribal Court. Any person claiming
an interest in the Estate is hereby advised to notify the Pueblo of Isleta
Tribal Court Clerk in writing within thirty (30) days of this notice being
posted. Claims must be filed in writing. A hearing in this matter has been
scheduled for Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. at the Isleta Tribal
Court, located at the Tribal Services Complex, 3950 Hwy. 47 SE, Building
A, Albuquerque, NM. If you have any questions, please contact the Isleta
Tribal Court at (505) 869-9699.
As a reminder, Tribal business owners may submit a small
flyer at no charge. Like the classified ads, business owners are
responsible for generating their own flyers as this is a FREE
service.
Classified ads and business flyers will be posted no more than
two consecutive months. In the event where the Newsletter
may exceed the 24-page limit, classified ads and business
flyers will be “bumped” for newsletter articles. Again, this is a
FREE service for Tribal members.
The Isleta Newsletter is owned and operated by the Pueblo
of Isleta. Therefore, the Governor of the Pueblo of Isleta has
the final say of all articles and contents within the Isleta
Newsletter.
For additional questions, you may call the Library and speak
with Nate or Diane at 505.869.9808.
Thank you,
Nathaniel Lujan
Newsletters may be found at the fifteen distribution locations
listed below. Remember, Digital copies of the Newsletter
may be obtained from the Newsletter archive at http://www.
isletapueblo.com/newsletters.html
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
Any Isleta Tribal Member who is interested in serving on the Tiwa
Lending Services’ (TLS) Board of Directors is encouraged to submit
a Letter of Interest along with a resume to our office.
Applicants must be 18 years or older and cannot have any current
loans with TLS.
To submit your Letter of Interest and resume please use one of the
following:
Mail: Tiwa Lending Services
PO Box 1270 Isleta, NM 87022
Email: Sheila@tiwalending.org
with TLS Board in the Subject Line
If you have any questions, please call us at 505-916-0556.
The fifteen Newsletter distribution locations are:
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TR 2 & TR 22 - Chical SE of Community Hall
TR 10 - Behind the old 47 Sales
TR 1 & TR 5 – Ranchitos / Bosque Farms
Reservations Line
Ranchitos Park
Post Office - Big Tree
TR 82 & TR 84 - Teller Road
TR 78 & TR 82 - Carlos Trujillo Sr.
TR 90 @ Y - CF Padilla
Mouse Town Park –
Health Center – South end of Health
Center Parking lot
Library Sunlight & Moonlight Intersection
TR 6 - 47 Intersection
TR 12 - 47 & 147 intersection (Old Smoke & Save)
TR 71 & TR 54 @ Y - Holiday Robot / Paved Road /
Railroad Tracks
TR 45 & TR 40 @ Y - Tata Mel (POI Signage)
VALLE DE ORO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Call for Artists
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge, located in the South Valley of
Albuquerque, is opening their new Visitor Center in late Fall of 2021.
Along with an exhibit space, community meeting spaces, pond and
amphitheater, the Visitor Center will also feature a small Nature Store
run by The Friends of Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge.
The Friends of Valle de Oro are currently seeking artists from the
Pueblo of Isleta to sell their work in the Nature Store. The Friends
are interested in art for wholesale purchase, and may also be able to
accommodate some short-term consignment pieces. We are accepting
submissions of all varieties and are particularly in need of jewelry and
small items featuring wildlife, plants as well as the local landscape and
culture.
Any artists interested in being featured in the store can contact Hannah
Redwood at hannah@friendsofvalledeoro.org or (505)-226-6212.
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Isleta Pueblo News
Address: Isleta Resort and Casino
Attention: Human Resources Department
11000 Broadway Avenue SE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87105
Fax: 595 244-8232
OUR LOCATION
Isleta Resort and Casino is located 7 minutes south of downtown Albuquerque at Interstate 25 and Hwy 47, exit 215.
The Human Resources office can be found on the east side of the building through the Employee Entrance doors.
May 2021
May 2021
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Pueblo of Isleta Career Opportunities
Position Posting
ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
BUS DRIVER- PART TIME
CAREGIVER II
CHR COORDINATOR
CHR VAN DRIVER (2 Positions - 1 Part Time,
1 Full Time)
CUSTODIAN
COVID-19 SUPPORT COORDINATOR
DENTAL HYGIENIST
DISPATCHER - REPOSTED
EMT INTERMEDIATE
FAMILY SOCIAL WORKER
FEDERAL PROJECT MANAGER
GROUNDS MAINTENANCE WORKER
HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN
HVAC TECHNICIAN
LEAD CUSTODIAN
LIFEGUARD (1 Position)
PAINTER
PERSONAL CARE SERVICE AIDE (2 Positions)
PHYSICIAN- AMENDED
PHYSICIAN/PEDIATRICIAN (Part Time)
PLUMBER
RECORDS CLERK/ RECEPTIONIST- REPOSTED
REGISTERED NURSE (Part-Time) - REPOSTED
ROADWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER I - REPOSTED
ROADWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER II
SALES ASSOCIATE - REPOSTED
SHIFT LEAD
SHOP- MOTOR POOL SUPERVISOR- REPOSTED
SYP AQUATIC AIDE (3 Positions)
SYP RECREATION AIDE (16 Positions)
SYP WEED & LITTER
WATER RESOURCES PROTECTION SPECIALIST
Office Location
Closing Date
Elder Center
Department of Education
Head Start
Assisted Living Facility
Health Center
Health Center
Open Until Filled
04/28/2021
Open Until Filled
Open Until Filled
04/29/2021
04/29/2021
Public Works
Health Center Within Only
Health Center
Police Department
Health Center
Social Services
Isleta Pueblo Housing Authority
Public Works
Construction Operations
Public Works
Health Center
Parks & Recreation
Housing Authority
Elder Center
Within Only
Health Center
Health Center
Isleta Pueblo Housing Authority
Elder Center
Health Center
Construction Operations
Construction Operations
C-Stores
C-Stores
Construction Operations
Parks & Recreation
Parks & Recreation
Parks & Recreation
Water Resources
Open Until Filled
04/23/2021
04/29/2021
04/26/2021
04/29/2021
Open Until Filled
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Open Until Filled
Open Until Filled
Open Until Filled
04/29/2021
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04/30/2021
04/30/2021
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05/03/2021
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PUEBLO OF ISLETA
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
The Public Works Department is creating Guidelines for our staff
to use when assisting Tribal members in an emergency situation.
An emergency is defined as “an immediate issue that could cause
Health and Safety issues or cause additional damage to the home
if not responded to in a timely manner”.
Some examples of an emergency are: A water leak that the
resident cannot isolate, sewer backing up into the home affecting
all toilets, sewer coming out of a septic tank or sewer clean-outs
onto the ground, gas leak (call 911 first), main line water leak,
main line sewer blockage, re-lighting a furnace, hot water heater
leak, electrical wiring exposure and more.
Non-emergency issues are: A single plumbing fixture such as a
kitchen/bathroom sink, bathtub/shower drain, laundry room drain
or one toilet backing up when two or more are available; faucets,
spigots or frost frees that have a small leak, toilet leaking water
(not filling up, constantly running or cycling quickly), swamp
cooler water line leaking or cooler over-flowing and more.
After normal working hours, weekends, Holidays or Administrative
days, please contact Isleta Dispatch at 505-869-3030 if you have
an emergency and they will contact the Public Works on-call staff.
If you suspect a gas leak, call 911 and follow their instructions.
To have any non-emergency issues or emergencies occurring during
normal working hours taken care of, please call the Public Works
Department office at 505-869-5170 and submit a work order. The
issue will be handled as soon as possible based on a priority and
work load basis.
A high volume of septic pumping work orders are called in daily.
The Public Works Department has a list of failing septic systems
that require a weekly pumping. These systems will remain on
the weekly pumping list until required repairs can be made. If
you are requesting a pumping for maintenance purposes, please be
aware that having the tank pumped out too frequently can cause
damage to your entire septic system. A septic tank needs the
“bugs” that grow in the tank to help treat the in-coming waste
from your home. Once removed, the “bugs” inside the tank must
build-up over time in order to properly treat the in-coming waste.
If you have a 1,250 gallon septic tank, with a family of 4 living in
the home, your tank should be pumped out once every 3.4 years.
If 2 people live in the home, the tank should be pumped every 7.5
years. Our septic truck driver has copies of a chart showing the
recommendations for pumping out a septic tank and will share the
information with you. The driver will check your septic system
May 2021
and if the sludge level in the tank is at the correct level, your tank
will not be emptied as it is not necessary to do so. Call our office
at 869-5170 for more information.
To help protect the septic or sewer service line from backing up,
DO NOT flush anything down the toilet other than toilet paper.
Paper towels, shop towels, feminine hygiene products, baby wipes,
flushable wipes and any other similar items should never be
flushed down the toilet. Kitchen grease, flour and items ground
up through a garbage disposal unit can also create blockages.
Grease can cool in the lines and build-up to the point where the
pipe becomes blocked. Flour and water make a paste-like material
which can also build-up along the inside of the piping, blocking
the flow. Garbage disposals “grind” up material and add this
to the drain lines – big chunks can accumulate in the lines and
create blockages. It is better to throw these items in the trash and
prevent drain lines from becoming blocked. Remember to allow
the grease to cool off prior to throwing it in the trash.
Pharmaceuticals and outdated medications should not be flushed
down the toilet. Call your pharmacy for advice on how to properly
dispose of these items. Medications flushed down toilets into a
septic tank can have a negative effect on the “bugs” living inside
the tank. Medications flushed down that enter a sewer main line
end up at a treatment facility. Recent data shows that some of the
medications pass through the treatment facility and are then sent
into the environment, potentially having an impact on wildlife.
A leaking toilet wastes a lot of water. If your home is connected
to a sewer main, the extra water coming into the treatment facility
increases the costs of treatment.
A leaking toilet on a septic
system creates a hydraulic over-load and flooding of your leach
line area. Flooding of a leach line area will require repairs to the
system. Replacing or repairing a saturated leach field is costly It is much less expensive to repair the leaking toilet.
To help prevent your leach line area from becoming saturated,
spread out your laundry loads. Running a load once per day is
much better for your system then doing 4 or 5 loads in a single
day. Help protect your septic system from potential issues by
limiting your water usage, paying attention to what is put down
the drain and what is flushed down the toilet. A septic system is
a big investment and repairs to a system can be very expensive.
If you have any questions, please call the Public works office at
505-869-5170.
ISLETA PUEBLO VOTERS ALLIANCE
MaGuWam, Greetings! We are writing this letter to re-introduce
our community supported, volunteer-led organization, the Isleta
Pueblo Voters Alliance (IPVA)! Since our inception, our mission has
been to educate and empower our tribal members to vote during
tribal elections. Our vision is to provide a community platform that
supports the efforts of educational voting, community outreach and
advocacy by encouraging all generations to participate and exercise
their right to vote for positive change and true representation.
We have the privilege of serving with volunteer community
members such as: Janice Lucero, Pat Jaramillo, Rufina Abeita,
Abel Orozco, and Jennifer Lujan, just to name a few and the list is
growing!
IPVA would like the opportunity to reconnect and build on the
success of our election year 2020. Thank you so much for your
support and interest in our activities to get out the Tribal Vote and
build #PuebloPower2020 such as:
●
“Coffee with the Candidate” which gave 119 Pueblo of
Isleta (POI) community members the opportunity to get
to know and hear from POI’s gubernatorial and
tribal council candidates
●
Community meetings, which began in June of 2020
●
Participation in educational meetings, polls, and
questionnaires to engage the community in responding
to Tribal Council Draft Ordinance Requests for feedback
●
Providing feedback, suggestions and solutions for POI
Tribal Council DRAFT Election Ordinance
●
Engaged in “Get out the Vote” for our 2020 National
Elections and to self respond to the 2020 Census
●
Shared information about COVID-19 resources for tribal
members
We truly hope you were able to gain valuable insight and knowledge.
It is our goal to continue to make these spaces safe and inclusive so
that we can share thoughts and ideas to manifest change.
In 2021, our goal is to continue to further build from our
experiences and take what we’ve learned to improve our processes,
communication, and engagement.
We appreciate your continued support and look forward to sharing
more updates with you soon!
If you have an interest in becoming a volunteer or want to support
IPVA, contact us by sending an email to isletapueblovotingalliance@
gmail.com or leave a message at (575) 418-3782.
Follow us on Facebook
@IsletaPuebloVotersAlliance & on
@isletapueblovotersalliance to stay
up to date!
In Community. Kher-kem/ Ha’wuu,
Isleta Pueblo Voters Alliance
May 2021
Isleta Pueblo News
$5 MILLION DOLLAR AWARD AWARDED TO
PUEBLO OF ISLETA AND ISLETA PUEBLO
HOUSING AUTHORITY:
The IHBG (Indian Housing Block Grant) program is a federal program
under which the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,
through its Office of Native American Programs, allocates funds to tribes
and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHE) for the development,
management, and maintenance of housing for low- and medium-income
families (LMI).
The Pueblo of Isleta and the Isleta Pueblo Housing Authority (TDHE)
applied for federal financial assistance to construct 19 new housing units
as part of Phase 1 of the Moonlight Development.
The Moonlight Development is a master planned development of
approximately 130 acres of land located on the Pueblo of Isleta between the
small casino and the Sunset Hills III housing subdivision. The development
is south of the Pickle Heights subdivision and north of the railroad.
Isleta Pueblo Housing Authority is presently constructing approximately
30 acres of infrastructure in this area for 39 homes. The IHBG Competitive
Grant recently awarded to the Pueblo of Isleta is to fund the construction
of 19 of these homes. The Isleta Pueblo Housing Authority is planning to
continue to seek funding for the development of the entire 130-acre area
from various resources. Some of the lots in Phase 1 have been reserved for
private mortgages which will allow those that can qualify for a mortgage
loan to build a home within the new development. The Moonlight
Development is a collaboration between Pueblo of Isleta and IPHA from
the standpoint of workload and project financing.
IPHA plans to complete the 19 homes over the course of 4 years; with 3 of
them to be completed this year. IPHA continues to service other needs of
the community as well.
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ATTENTION
ISLETA TRIBAL MEMBERS
AND RESIDENTS
Emergency Rental Assistance
Funds Available
In 2020, the U.S. Congress appropriated funding to
provide emergency rental assistance to low-income
renters (this includes homebuyers lease purchasing
a home) experiencing financial hardship as a result of
the COVID-19 outbreak.
Funding allocated to ISLETA PUEBLO HOUSING
AUTHORITY (IPHA) to provide:
● Emergency Rental Assistance in the form of
rental arrears and accruing rent
● Utilities, and
● Home energy costs assistance
Who is Eligible?
Assistance is available to applicants who meet all of
the following requirements:
● Tribal members residing within a fifty (50) mile
radius of the Isleta Pueblo Reservation NOT already
receiving assistance from other service providers,
and residents on the Reservation NOT already
receiving assistance from other service providers
● Households paying rent under a rental agreement
(this includes tenants making lease payments under
a lease purchase agreement)
● Households where one or more individuals have
either
a. Qualified for unemployment benefits or
b. Have experienced a decrease in income,
incurred significant cost, or financial hardship
due to the COVID-19 outbreak
● Is a low-income household
What are Eligible Expenses?
Assistance
is
provided
for
(Documentation will be required)
the
following:
● Rent arrears incurred on or after March 13, 2020
● Accruing rent up to a three (3) month period
● Utilities, including connection of utilities and past
due payments for utilities and late fees incurred on
past due payments, late fees may NOT exceed $20
monthly
● Other heating costs such as propane for home
heating use, wood, or pellets
● Relocation costs and rental deposits
● Internet services NOT to Exceed $100.00 for
BASIC services only
What are the Limitations?
SAVE THE DATE – MAY 25, 2021
IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
“NATIONAL CAREGIVER MONTH”
AARP SPONSORED VIRTUAL FORUM
ON THE
“VALUE OF CAREGIVING IN NM INDIAN COUNTRY,
CAREGIVER CHALLENGES DURING THE PANDEMIC AND
AVAILABLE RESOURCES”
FORUM WILL BE MODERATED BY A TRIBAL LEADER
Details of this forum can be found after May 7th
● AARP website https://www.aarp.org/ or
● Contact the Pueblo of Isleta Elder Center at 869-9770
● Rental assistance may NOT be provided for
current or future rent unless the rental assistance
provided has cured the rent arrears or a payback
agreement will cure the rent arrears
● Eligible to reapply after three months if needed
● Households who have received assistance from
other providers, are NOT eligible for assistance for
the same months for which assistance was already
provided.
What is the Application Process?
Submit an application for rental assistance and/or
utilities by applying at the IPHA office or at its website
at POI Facebook. IPHA will also make applications
available by email.
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Department of Education
The Department of Education would like to hear from you.
We are working to improve our programs and services
to align with community needs around education,
educational supports, higher education, language
programs, career and professional development services.
Please complete our community assessment by visiting:
https://isletapueblo.formstack.com/forms/educ_lang_
assess
If you would like to participate in a focus group, please
contact our office at 505-869-8790.
As we move into the month of May it is hard to believe
that another group of students will be celebrating some
especially important milestones. Many of you may know
someone graduating from college or high school, a major
accomplishment. Others may be celebrating rites of
passage from Head Start to Kindergarten, elementary
school to middle school and middle school to high school.
We would like to congratulate all students and families
on their achievements. We are proud of you!
To our graduating high school students, deciding to
attend college or vocational school can open the door
to endless opportunities. The Department of Education
would like to support you in reaching your education
and career goals. Please contact our department if
you would like support in career advisement, college
planning, and applying for scholarships.
The Pueblo of Isleta provides also supplemental funds
to relieve the financial burden of tuition so you can
stay focused on your studies. The deadline to apply for
funding to attend a secondary institution in the Fall
2021 is July 1st. For more information, visit the Pueblo
of Isleta website and select Educational Programs or
call 505-869-9790 or use the link
https://isletapueblo.formstack.com/forms/
department_of_education_scholarship_application_
fall_2021spring_2022_
Please contact
the Department
of Education if
you are interested
in earning your
Associates
Degree in Early
Childhood
Education no
later than May 31st. We are looking for
motivated students to join a cohort of Early
Childhood educators at UNM-Valencia
Campus.
Benefits to the program include:
- Graduate with your Associates in 15
months
- An opportunity to work at the Isleta
Head Start
Isleta Pueblo News
May 2021
Pueblo of Isleta Veterans Association
Higher Education Sponsorship Criteria
As per the Charter of the Isleta Pueblo Veterans Association, the Pueblo of
Isleta Veterans Association, henceforth referred to as POI/VA, was formed
in 2010 and encompasses veterans who have served in the United States
armed forces with honor and heroism during times of war and peace. As a
nonprofit charity, POI/VA provides assistance to member veterans, spouses
and pueblo members at large. The services include but are not limited to
financial support for scholarships.
It is the goal of POI/VA to fulfill the mission of the organization by providing two
(2) $1,000 scholarship awards to senior high school students per academic
year, recognizing outstanding academic achievement, extracurricular
participation and exceptional leadership as well as the desire to serve in the
United States military. This is a one-time scholarship award.
The POI Department of Education will support the goal of POI/VA of awarding
scholarships by providing information on high school seniors majoring in the
preferred fields, providing scholarship award information to school counselors,
posting of award flyers and assisting in following up with Isleta tribal member
recipients who are being funded primarily through the POI Higher Scholarship
Award program.
Preferences for scholarship awards are as follows:
o Preference will be given to students attending accredited public
institutions in New Mexico; out-of-state institutions will be secondary;
o Preference will be given to Pueblo of Isleta tribal members;
o Preference will be provided to students pursuing higher education or
a vocational education;
o Preference will be provided to students on a need-only basis and if
there is not a need-only student, the award will be given to a no-need
student;
High school senior students endeavoring to pursue a scholarship from POI/VA
will follow the following process:
• Students must provide a letter of interest summarizing their
extracurricular participation, evidence of exceptional leadership in their
school or community, and a copy of their transcript showing a GPA of 3.0
or better;
• Students shall submit at least two (2) letters of recommendation/
support;
• Students must provide an acceptance letter from the institution in
which he/she has enrolled by April;
• The scholarship award will be used for tuition purposes only. The
award will be made out to the name of the institution and the student.
Should the award recipient drop out or is suspended during the first year,
the student must return the entire scholarship amount to POI/VA. The
student must sign an agreement assuring POI/VA that he/she will return
the full scholarship award should good standing not be achieved;
• The recipient will provide a copy of each semester/quarter transcript to
POI/VA within three weeks after the end of each semester/quarter of the
first year to demonstrate good academic standing.
Submittal of scholarship information will be made to:
POI/Veterans Association Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 338
Isleta, NM 87022
Questions concerning the scholarship award will be made to:
Ulysses Abeita at 505-264-4110 or Fred Lujan at 573-3733
JOM
May Family Night
Tutoring Program
Way to go Students! You made it thru a
challenging school year. What a better
way to celebrate than with an evening
of educational fun. In honor of National
Pizza Party Day, the May Family Night
event will consist of pizza making and
game playing. Students will make their
own pizza for the double celebration. The
evening will not stop there! Students will
continue the event with trivia on Kahoots
and scavenger hunts for prizes! May family
night will be held on Thursday, May 20,
2021 at 5:30 PM. To sign up, visit the link:
Don’t let those low grades hold you back!
Contact the JOM program to get set up with
a tutor before the school year ends. Submit
a registration form to: https://isletapueblo.
formstack.com/forms/tutoring.
Family Night Sign Up.
Call 505-869-9810 for more information.
Call 505-869-9810 for question or more
information.
FAFSA Support
Are you or someone you know in need of
help filling out their FAFSA forms?
Are you a first year college student and
FAFSA forms got you stumped?
Don’t Sweat it!
The Department of Education has
you covered. You may call 505-8699790 to make an appointment for in
person support at the DOE office or
for virtual and after hours support,
sign up for an appointment at: https://
isletapueblodepartmentofeducation.
setmore.com/
Visit:
www.Isletapueblo.com
Tab:
Educational Services for DOE updates,
links, events, and all other information.
The Department of Education
would like to congratulate all
2021 graduating Seniors on their
well-earned success.
Best wishes on your next adventure.
May 2021
DEPARTMENT OF
CULTURAL AND HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
Ma-gu ‘wam from the Department of Cultural
and Historic Preservation and a BIG thank
you to all Isleta community members who have
reached out to us in recent weeks regarding
activities here at the Yonan An Cultural
Center! As we all continue to exercise proper
health and safety precautions, DCHP staff
members are hopeful that we will be able to
expand our activities to include a wide variety
of community-accessible programming soon.
Some of the plans we currently have in the
works are listed below:
•
Isleta Heritage Garden Planning
Committee:
If you are a community
member with farming experience, gardening
knowledge, or are interested in learning
more about Isleta’s agricultural practices and
putting that knowledge to use, consider being
a part of the up-and-coming Isleta Heritage
Garden Planning Committee! Additionally,
keep your eyes open for a two-part series
that will broadcast in June on ¡COLORES!
on New Mexico PBS/KNME-TV Channel 5.1.
It is called “Albuquerque’s Roots” and looks
at the history of agriculture along the lifegiving Rio Grande and features photographs
from the POI Archive.
•
Isleta Community Interview and Photo
Archive Project:
Community members
with stories of life in Isleta during COVID,
personal collections of Isleta pottery, or
family histories of pottery-making they’d like
to share with the POI Archive are warmly
invited to participate in an ongoing interview
and photo-documentary project that will get
underway in June.
•
Isleta Day School Archival Collection:
Community members with class photos,
school memorabilia, and other memories
of the Isleta Day School are encouraged to
consider sharing those with the POI Archive.
Built by tribal members who worked with the
Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, the
Isleta Day School building is now home to the
Yonan An Cultural Center and POI Archive.
Accordingly, DCHP staff members have a
special interest in housing and exhibiting
some of the tribal history associated with the
school in a special Isleta Day School Archival
Collection.
Isleta community members who are interested
in participating in any of the programs above are
encouraged to contact POI Archivist Cassandra
Smith at (505) 869-5376 or cassandra.smith@
isletapueblo.com. As ever, all requests for
confidentiality will be respected.
Herkim! We look forward to hearing from you
soon!
2021 Fire Season
Isleta Pueblo Fire Department
Fire season is here! The Isleta Pueblo Fire
Dept. will be available to assist and
stand-by for community members with
agricultural burns. Burn permits will be
required, instructions on burn permit must
be followed. For more info contact the
numbers listed below.
505-869-9725
505-869-9724
Isleta Dispatch 505-869-3030
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Isleta Pueblo News
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May 2021
We are Proud :
Isleta Eagles
S
Pueblo of Isleta
Elementary
Joe Robledo III,
Principal
Dates to Remember:
5/3-7: Virtual Learning in
session.
Kindergarten Showcase!
The kindergartners of 2020-2021 are
blossoming like wildflowers and are growing
every day. I am so proud of all that they have
accomplished this year! Students started
learning letters, sounds of letters and sight
words. From there they put letter sounds
together to form words. They will continue
working on reading and writing sentences.
In math, students started recognizing and
writing numbers to 10. Then they progressed
to 30. Now they are recognizing, counting out
loud, and writing numbers to 100. The
kindergarten students have also been adding
and subtracting single digit numbers, filling in
bar graphs, being introduced to fact families
and identifying shapes and 3D shapes.
My students have been working very hard
and I look forward to seeing how much more
they will accomplish by the end of the year.
Go Eagles! 🦅🦅
Ms. Melendrez
5/18 6th Grade Promotion 6
P.M
May Newsletter
Principals Message:
Dear Parents:
It is so important your child is attending virtual
school daily. If you are having difficulty logging in,
please contact us so we can have Mr. Michael
Saavedra, our new IT Systems Tech help you out. Let
us not forget our Special’s Programs that are in
place. Students receive participation and effort
grades in Art, Music, Library, Tiwa Language, and
P.E. Thank you for your prompt attendance.
Please let me or your teacher know if we need to
make accommodations and count attendance in
other ways if there are Covid related issues. Thank
you for your help.
As we continue to work as a team, this provides a
positive and challenging environment for students
during these difficult times. We will strive to make
sure the needs of the students are addressed
through all our school programs, to offer the best
learning support we can provide for all.
“Achieving Student Success Together.”
Thank you for your support and Go Eagles!
Mr. Joe Robledo III, Principal
5/25: Last Day of School
Office Hours:
Mon.-Thur. 7:00-4:00
Friday - 7:00-3:30
3:30-4:00 Fogging of building on
Fridays
Happy Birthday
5/1 – Taola Abeita
5/5 – Jace Ramos
5/12 – Damien Candelaria
5/21 – Macy Zuni
5/25 – Alyshia Jojola
5/31 – Andres Fonseca
A brief history on the IES Campus and design from 2006 visual interconnectedness is what you find as you
walk through the doors of Isleta Elementary. Every aspect of the school, from the tile colors and placement
to the directional stationing of the front honor and represent the rich cultural history and tradition of the
Isleta Pueblo, from Elders, Parents, Staff Members, and Students.
As you enter the building and you glance up, you will see a flock of geese flying North, telling us it is time to
plant. This was a thoughtful gift from the interior designer. Walk into the courtyard and you will find 2
cisterns that collect rainwater to be used in the school garden. Cross over the bridge into the gymnasium,
which is a generous building designed for students/community gatherings and celebrations.
Lively green is the color scheme used to represent the primary wing (lower grades), where our planting,
cultivating, and watering is done. A place where our students sprout and are nourished like a tender plant
reaching the sun. Warm fall oranges and tans in the intermediate wing (upper grades) represents the
harvest, the collection of knowledge and maturity. The subdued color scheme is welcoming and calming.
Tile placement throughout the school reflects the mountains pushing up through the earth. The story
telling area in the library is circular, a never-ending ring, as is the outdoor kiva amphitheater area. A dry
riverbed runs through the playground area to represent the Rio Grande, a river that has sustained life for
hundreds of years.
Recently, a traditional outdoor horno was built. A place to bake, gather, and feast on homemade treats,
made by students and staff.
Dekker, Perich, Sabatini Architectural Firm, ensured that the history and tradition of Isleta Pueblo would be
witnessed by all who walk through our school doors.
Thank you to Benjamin Gardner and Sunjay for explaining the thought process and dedication that went
into the construction of our school campus.
TRUANCY DEPARTMENT
The Truancy Department hopes that you and your families are
staying safe and healthy during this pandemic. The department
is here to support your child’s educational needs during this time.
Attendance is important because students are more likely to
succeed in their academics when they attend school daily.
The Isleta Truancy Department is here to support our families,
not just during the school year but year round. We are here to
address any attendance problems or concerns that may arise as
well as any academic concerns.
We work closely with the Isleta Elementary School and reward
quarterly incentives throughout the school year. First quarter
incentives for all Isleta Elementary School students were soccer
balls, kick balls and footballs for Kindergarten through 6th grade.
Second quarter incentives were age appropriate board games and
third quarter incentives were Dion’s pizza gift cards, which were
distributed just in time for Spring break. We are currently on the
fourth quarter incentive which will be distributed at the end of
the school year. We’d like to thank the students and their parents
for being diligent in logging into their virtual classes.
The Truancy Department would like to remind you that we
understand that this new way of learning is difficult not just
on your students but on the educators, as well as parents and
guardians. Remember to encourage your children to continue to
log in to their online classes and keep their video cameras on.
The mission of the Isleta Truancy Department is to decrease
absenteeism and encourage daily class participation. The
Truancy Department is here to help and support families that
may need assistance.
As always, please do not hesitate to contact us at (505) 869-3870
if you have any questions or concerns. Although this pandemic
has challenged us with many obstacles, we want your child to be
successful with their education.
Thank you,
Truancy Staff
Yolanda Abeita
Jared Jojola
Melissa Abeyta
Kaylee Jojola
Isleta Pueblo News
May 2021
5/1 – Taola Abeita
5/5
– Jace
Ramosoffice
From
the health
5/12
–
Damien
Candelaria
First and foremost,
I would like to thank
5/21
– Macy
everyone
for Zuni
doing their part in preventing
5/25
– Alyshia
Jojola
the spread
of COVID-19.
So far, we have not
5/31
– Andres
Fonseca
had any
positive
cases within our school, nor
has it been reported within our student’s
homes as we continue with remote learning.
With that said, let’s keep up the good work
and continue to practice our safety
precautions which include: limiting our
contacts, wearing our masks correctly
(covering the nose and fitting securely under
the chin), practicing social distancing,
keeping 6ft away from others and washing
our hands for at least 20 seconds, counting,
wim-ah, wi-see.. especially after blowing our
noses, coughing, or sneezing in order to kill
germs. If soap and water are not readily
available, use an ethyl alcohol-based hand
sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol to
sanitize your hands.
We’re in this together!!
Kher-Kem,
Ms. Nicole, Health Assistant
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Second grade’s reading focus this month was legends and folktales from around the world.
Comparing and contrasting cultural stories was interesting. Thank you to Mathayus
Jaramillo’s family for inviting our special guest, Max Zuni, to share two special local folktales.
A recent science project was a labeled penguin poster. Students researched different
species of penguins and included an abundance of information on their posters. They were
outstanding! We just started our plant life-cycle unit. Students are sprouting bean plants at
home and observing the changes.
As the school year comes to a close, student maturity and growth has been impressive. I am
so proud of this 2nd grade class! Through a difficult and bumpy year, we have cultivated
patience, understanding, and compassion for one another.
Keep shining 2nd grade!
5th Grade News:
Students love history! 5th graders wrapped up their unit on the Industrial Revolution in
America. They learned how and why the revolution began in Great Britain and the
sequence of events that led to its arrival in America. Students were able to explore the
effects of manufacturing, medicine, social thoughts, and living conditions that were both
positive and negative. Life in the past, current and future effects of technological advances
were part of open classroom discussions. Keep up the good work 5th graders!
Ms.Jaramillo
Ms. Tomac 1st Grade
These are some of the projects the students have completed throughout the year. 1st grade students you
are amazing!!!!!
The Places You May Go!!!!!!!!
Our 3rd grade class just finished a unit on The Earth’s
Biomes. They picked a biome to research and wrote an
essay. They also made a diorama of the biome they
researched. In addition, they also made foldables with
information on all biomes. Currently we are studying the
Water Cycle. Students are very excited to learn all about
it. In Social Studies students are learning about the
Nations Symbols and are researching the symbol that
they chose. They are working hard! Good Job Third
Grade! I am so proud of all of you!!!
We would like to introduce our new Systems Technician Mr. Michael Saavedra. A little background
about Mr. Saavedra. “I was born and raised here in Albuquerque’s South Valley and got my
Associate degree in IT Systems administration. I have as a systems administrator since 2015 in
places such as Nusenda Credit Union, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, and Isleta’s own tribal complex,
and did some systems engineering for the MSP group TIG working with various clients such as St.
Pius High School and Coral Community Charter Elementary School.”
These are some of the things students in 4th grade are studying:
Science - Changes to Earth's Surface: The Earth's surface changes constantly, in countless
ways. Some of the changes are gradual and some more violent and abrupt.
Hands-on activity at home - investigate the effect of slope erosion.
Social Studies - reading about the different regions in the United States.
Math - Two dimensional shapes such as triangles, angles, and lines.
Ms. Ortiz
The 6th Graders have been working very hard to prepare to move on to 7th Grade! They realize
that this will be a huge change for them, going from a small and nurturing environment to a
much bigger school filled with exciting new adventures! We are currently reading "Doll Bones,"
a chapter book that takes the students on a somewhat chilling journey! So far, the mystery has
not been revealed. I guess we will have to finish the book to find out what the real truth to the
mystery is! In math the students are learning to create tables and graphs to present and analyze
data. Time is moving quickly, so all the students need to attend class daily so that we may
complete our work and be better prepared to take on middle school!
Isleta Pueblo News
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May 2021
NEWSLETTER
ISLETA POLICE DEPARTMENT
MAY – 2021
The fifth month of the year already?! My, how time flies even under a pandemic, but everyone seems
to be holding their own and we all hope it will soon be over and life can resume to normal.
WELCOME NEW EMPLOYEES:
We welcome new members to the Open
Space/Animal Control Division, Vincent
Medley, Jeffrey Kmatz and returning
Anthony Abeita.
Control Care and Control Team, a nonprofit organization contracted to perform
animal control for the City of Philadelphia.
Vincent is honored to now be an employee
of the Pueblo and is excited to be part of the
team providing animal welfare services and
enforcement to the community.
COMMUNITY SAFETY
Anthony Abeita is not a new face with the
department as he previously served as an
animal control officer. He transferred to
the Security Division for a short time but
has returned to Animal Control as of March
29, 2021.
Vincent Medley – Animal Control
Investigator recently joined the Division
as of April 12, 2021. He is a 20 year
veteran of the animal care and animal law
enforcement industry. Vincent’s approach
to enforcement blends a combination of
traditional case investigation, citizen
education and working with citizens to
solve to their animal welfare issues. He
started in the City of Dallas where he served
Field Operations Supervisor. In Dallas he
created the animal cruelty investigations
team, which resulted in a 90% conviction
rate in animal cruelty cases. After Dallas
for 6 years, Vincent moved to Houston to
work for the Bureau of Animal Regulation
and Care. As the BARC Administration
Manager, he was responsible for the Field
Enforcement Operations and animal
cruelty and dangerous dog investigations.
While there he established a successful
dangerous/aggressive dog program that
held owners accountable for injuries
they caused to animals and humans, and
partnered with the Houston SPCA to
investigate animal cruelties. After leaving
Houston, Vincent moved to San Antonio
to serve as the Assistant Director of the
Animal Care Services Department. There
he served as the Local Rabies Control
Authority and Chief of the department
Enhanced
Enforcement
Strategic
Plan. Vincent created a comprehensive
enforcement program that included
animal cruelty investigations, dangerous/
aggressive dog investigations, civil and
criminal processes for citations and bite
cases and a Comprehensive Neighborhood
Sweeps Initiative that provided increased
enforcement, veterinary services and
animal welfare education to pet owners
in areas in need. Vincent’s most recent
position was in the City of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania where he served for 3 years
as the Executive Director of the Animal
SPEEDING within the community is a
concern with many residents as complaints
have been called in. In the early morning
a Traffic Officer has been posted in the
village area to watch for violators as there
are some children who board buses to
attend schools outside of the Pueblo. The
Community Resource Officer is assigned to
monitor school bus pickups in the morning
as well. Please heed the speed limit signs
clearly posted through the Pueblo and
watch for children boarding or de-boarding
from school buses.
REMEMBER: IF THE STOP SIGN IS
EXTENDED OUT AND FLASHING
LIGHTS ARE VISIBLE, THE BUS IS
STOPPED TO PICK UP/DROP OFF
CHILDREN. PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT
TO GO AROUND OR PASS THE BUS
IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AS
CHILDREN MAY BE CROSSING THE
ROADWAY.
Jeffrey Kmatz joined the Animal Control
Division March 22, 2021. He states he grew
up hunting, fishing and training military
working dogs in a law enforcement family.
Jeffrey attended school for automotive
technology but has always been interested
in working as a public servant.
INDIAN HIGHWAY SAFETY
PROGRAM
IHSP Traffic Division continues to monitor
and enforce the roadways throughout the
Pueblo of Isleta maintaining safety for all
with traffic enforcement. The majority of
construction of Highway 47 is coming to an
end and we are hopeful is completed by the
time this newsletter is distributed. There
may be some delays and in that event we
ask everyone to obey and road signs, speed
limit changes and watch for construction
workers who may be continuing with
finishing work on the project.
The “Click It or Ticket It” mobilization will
be underway from May 17 through June 6,
2021 and seatbelts and proper restraints
for children will be scrutinized heavily
during this time. Officers are constantly
monitoring traffic violations throughout
the year but a special emphasis during this
time frame is a nationwide project.
The construction area on Highway 47
should be coming to a close soon but if
the orange barrels/posts are up, PLEASE
SLOW DOWN and observe all reduced
speed limit signs.
Help us keep everyone safe!
COVID-19
As always please take precautions and
follow the guidelines for staying safe.
If you have tested positive for the
virus, PLEASE STAY HOME AND
QUARANTINE! Quarantine means exactly
that……quarantine. No travel outside the
home, isolate yourself from family members,
follow safety protocols, etc. Together we
can keep the community members safe and
work to continue to lower our numbers here.
Remember also, CURFEW is still in effect
and non-Tribal and non- residents must not
be in the Pueblo.
Members of the Police Department continue
to serve the members of the community,
following safety protocols and strive to keep
the community safe. So please:
STAY HOME – MASK UP –
SAFE DISTANCING – WASH
HANDS FREQUENTLY
– AVOID GATHERINGS
PLEASE!
Isleta Pueblo News
May 2021
CAR HEAT DEATHS
(as taken from “The Zebra” website article)
•
Hot Car Death Statistics in 2020
By Taylor Covington Updated April 22, 2021
•
Children’s body temperature heats
three to five times faster
than adults', making a child
more likely to die in a hot car.
•
Between 1998 and 2002, California
saw the most cases of pediatric
vehicular stroke, followed by Texas
and Florida.
Is it dangerous to leave a child in a
hot car?
Every summer across the country, summer
temperatures spike above a hundred
degrees. What can seem like just a few
minutes in a car with the windows down
can quickly become a life threatening
situation. As studies have shown, even with
the windows rolled down, cool temperatures
outside can still heat a car to dangerous
temperatures. Because children and pets
don’t have the ability to unlock car doors or
escape car seats, they are the highest risk
of dying while trapped in a hot car.
"Non-traffic injuries and fatalities present
an important threat to the safety and lives
of very young children," says Amber Rollins,
Director of KidsandCars.org. "Continued
education,
engineering
modifications,
advocacy, and legislation can help continue
to prevent these incidents and must be
incorporated in overall child vehicle safety
initiatives."
Hot car statistics in 2020
In 2019, The Zebra ran a national survey to
further examine a 2002 study regarding the
effect of high temperatures inside vehicles.
The study found rolling down a window a
bit, or "cracking" open the window, did not
help to cool down the car's interior. The
Zebra's survey aimed to discover if people
still held the assumption that this behavior
helped to mitigate the threat of potential
heatstroke to a victim left inside the car.
•
13.4% of people believed cracking
open a window would eliminate the
threat.
•
24.8% of people believed cracking
open a window would mitigate the
threat.
•
61.9% of people believed cracking
open a window had no effect on the
threat.
Our survey on the impact of in-vehicle heat
revealed:
•
15.3% of men between the ages of
55 and 64 thought cracking
a window would eliminate
the threat of heatstroke completely.
•
17% of women aged between 25
and 34 believed cracking a window
would eliminate the threat
of heatstroke completely.
•
25.4% of people from Southern
states believed cracking a window
would mitigate the threat of
heatstroke completely.
•
57.9% of people from states in the
Midwest correctly guessed
that cracking a window
does not affect the threat of
heatstroke.
Child heatstroke occurrences
•
Pediatric Vehicular Stroke (PVS),
also known as child heatstroke, has
killed 38 children already in
last year in 2019.
•
In 2018, 52 children died in the
U.S. while trapped in a hot car.
•
Since 1998, 813 pediatric vehicular
stroke fatalities have occurred.
For children in the United States
under age 14, heatstroke is
the second most common cause of
death, after car crashes.
•
In 2019, most US child heatstroke
deaths occurred in Texas
and Florida.
Hot car death statistics for pets
•
From 2018-2019, 78 pets suffered
heat stroke and died in a hot car.
•
Dogs with broad, short skulls (also
known as brachycephalic breeds)
are especially susceptible to
heatstroke.
•
Pugs and bulldogs are more likely
to die while trapped in a hot car.
•
Dogs with heart conditions, as well
as overweight or underweight dogs,
are also more likely to exhibit
symptoms of heatstroke.
Signs of heatstroke in dogs
If your dog is experiencing any of the
following symptoms, bring them to a cool
area as soon as possible and provide them
water:
•
Excessive, rapid breathing or
panting
•
Bright pink gums
•
Decreased energy
•
Rapid heartbeat
Hot car death statistics
From 1998 to 2018, researchers at No
Heat Stroke studied media reports from
nearly 800 pediatric vehicular heatstroke
deaths. The following is a breakdown of the
circumstances that led to the fatalities:
•
54% of the children were forgotten
in the car seat by a babysitter.
•
26.3% of the children gained access
into the car on their own and got trapped.
•
18.9% of the children were knowingly
left in the car by a child care provider at
daycare.
•
0.9% of the children were found in
the car without anyone knowing how
they got there.
The same research from No Heat
Stroke ranked states by their respective
pediatric vehicular heatstroke deaths per
capita. Here are the top ten states from
that report:
State
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arizona
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Alabama
New Mexico
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
Deaths Per Capita
32.46
31.66
29.32
29.07
28.81
27.73
27.54
26.52
26.24
24.02
What happens in a hot car?
Once the human body reaches a core
temperature of 104 degrees Fahrenheit,
heatstroke may occur, causing toxins to
flood the body and leading to cell death. At
106°, the body begins to convulse. Once the
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body temperature reaches 108°, irreversible
brain damage is likely.
The interior of a closed car heats quickly
because sunlight heats up elements inside,
such as the dash, upholstery, steering wheel,
and more, according to tonoheatstroke.
org— especially if the color of the vehicle
is darker. Those elements release their
heat into the air (heat rises), increasing the
temperature inside the car.
How hot do cars get in the sun?
Studies on temperature in hot
cars
In a time-lapse study conducted in 2002 by
the American Academy of Pediatrics, a dark
blue mid-sized sedan was used to test the
increased temperature inside of the sedan
over a one-hour period.
The study established:
•
Opening or “cracking” the windows
had little effect to cool the interior.
•
Two-thirds of the most rapid
heating occurred in the first
20 minutes.
•
Vehicle interior color was probably
the biggest factor in how quickly
the interior temperature increased.
•
Even when outside
temperatures averaged 61° F
during the first hour of testing,
the inside of a parked car
could exceed 105° F.
The Isleta Police Department urges
everyone who travels with their children
and/or pets, please do not leave them in
the car. Let’s keep them safe and avoid
an unnecessary tragedy. Officers have on
occasion discovered children and pets left in
a vehicle while parked at the Casino and
other locations. Keep in mind, though it may
feel cool outside the temperatures inside
can be significantly higher as illustrated
above.
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May 2021
Pueblo of Isleta Public Library
Summer Reading Program Registration is here, are you ready? Registration started on April 26th and will
go through till May 7th. Read more about it in our upcoming section of our article. Schools will be letting
out this month and the library may be busier than usual throughout the day. Especially with the library
being a summer meal site for the youth from ages 1 to 18 years old. Please be aware of your surroundings
in the parking lot, around the library and in the neighborhood as children may be out enjoying their
Summer Break. Hotter days are slowly creeping up on us; please remember not to leave children elderly,
or pets in the car. Temperatures can rise in a matter of minutes, even with a cracked window.
News
On Thursday, May 6th the library will
be having their monthly staff meeting
from 8:30am to 10:30am. We schedule our
staff meetings every first Thursday of the
month. We will be discussing our upcoming
Summer Reading Program, new library
services; the library will remain open during
this time so feel free to drop in. We will be
discussing library services and addressing
any concerns before our Summer Reading
Program starts.
The Library will be closed on Monday, May
31st in observance of Memorial Day. All
library media checked out on Thursday,
May 20th will be due on Tuesday, June 1st.
Enjoy your three-day weekend!
The
library’s
Overdrive
now
has
MAGAZINES, books and audiobooks all
in one place! Overdrive is now offering
a new format in the same app or website
that now include magazines. Over 3,000
titles, including top titles like US Weekly,
National Geographic, Good Housekeeping,
Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone. So don’t
forget to try out Overdrive and read your
favorite magazine today. If you have any
questions or need help with Overdrive
please give us a call or send us a message
and a library staff member will be happy to
help you.
The library recently got a new online
resource called Skillshare for patrons
to use for FREE. No matter what 2021
brings, you can spend it creating something
meaningful.
Skillshare allows you to
explore thousands of classes, get access
to inspiring classes and the support of a
creative community. If you would like to
try out Skillshare please give the library a
call and we can send you an invite to your
email. Or make an appointment and we can
show you an introduction to Skillshare and
get you all set up. If you would like to know
more about Skillshare, please feel free to
call the library at 505-869-9808 and talk to
a library staff member.
Summer is just around the corner and
once again the library will be a site for the
Summer Meal Program. Here is what we
know so far. The Summer Meal program
will start on Wednesday, May 26th and will
end on Friday, August 6th. Meals will be
provided for FREE to children 1 year old to
18 years old. Meals are limited and served
on a first come first served basis. We are
predicting that the meals will be a grab and
go similar to last year so youth will have to
be present in order to receive a meal. We
will continue to share information about
the Summer Meal Program as it comes in
and keep you updated.
Join us for our Virtual Family Story Time
every Wednesday at 10:30 am. Story time
will take place over Zoom and is open for
ages 16 months- 5 years old. For each
month a calendar will be available with
the schedule of books and crafts. For the
month of May crafts will include a craft
that corresponds to the story. Supplies for
the crafts will have to be picked up prior
to the Story time through our curbside
service. Please see our calendar featured
in this newsletter for more details. If you
would like to sign up please call the library
at 505-869-9808 or email Cheyenne at
Cheyenne.Castillo@isletapueblo.com.
The Library is offering a
contactless curbside service
as well as computer use by
appointment only for essential
use. Curbside services will be
Monday-Thursday from 10am
to 5pm and Friday 10am to 4pm. To check
out material please download our mobile
app Librista.
To make a computer appointment, please
call the library to set up a time, as space
is limited. Appointments will be based
on 30-minute increments so please come
prepared. When visiting the library please
remember to wear a mask at all times,
patrons’ temperature will be taken before
entering the library. Sanitation stations
have been set up throughout the library, and
computer workstations must be disinfected
before and after use. Patrons will enter at
the front entrance of the library and will
exit on the north side of the library. We
greatly appreciate your patience at this
time as we are adjusting to a new normal.
If you have any questions or concerns feel
free to contact the library at 505-869-9808.
To drop off any library materials please
use our drop off box, which is located in the
front of the library. Drop off material will
be quarantined for three days, disinfected
and then checked in.
With things changing daily library staff
is closely monitoring the COVID-19
situation and as a result library programs
and services are being impacted. We will
continue to keep you updated and informed
about upcoming programs and services as
more information comes along. Below is a
list of our new hours of operation.
May 2021
Library Temporary Covid-19
Hours of Operation
Monday –Thursday: 8am to 6:30pm
Friday: 8am to 4:30pm
Saturday: CLOSED
Curbside Hours
Elderly: 10am-11am
General: 11am-5pm
Library staff members are on site to answer
any questions or address any concerns you
may have and we are always open to any
suggestions you might have to help us
better serve the community. Please don’t
hesitate to give us a call at 505-869-9808.
Library Access from Home
During this time we encourage the use
of our digital services. If you ever have
questions or need help accessing our online
services, please call us at the library at
869-9808 during regular business hours or
message us on social media (FB, Snapchat,
& Instagram).
The Library’s digital services give
cardholders 24/7 free access to eBooks,
audiobooks,
music,
magazines
and
periodicals (NY Times), so you can maximize
your reading and listening experience at
home. We’ve got you covered.
The library online services will ask you to
enter your library barcode number which is
located on the back of your library card and
a 4 digit pin or password. If you do not have
a 4 digit pin or password set up with us you
can call the library during business hours
and a staff member can help you set that up
over the phone.
Below is a list of the digital services the
library has to offer.
To search our library collection and view
your account you can download the Librista
app on your iPhone, Android and Kindle
devices. This feature will let you see what
library material is available, let you search
our library collection and view your account.
New York Times online is now available
to our library patrons for FREE. Find
breaking news, multimedia, reviews &
opinions on Washington, business, sports,
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movies, travel and so much more. New
York Times will be available on library
computers, library Wi-Fi or if you are at
home you can access through the library
website and click on the icon located on the
general library section.
The library now has LinkedIn Learning
formally known as Lynda.com, which is
FREE online training on various computer
software and programs. The LinkedIn
Learning Online Training Library is a
massive online training resource. Using
their thousands of videos, members are able
to learn – self-paced and on-demand – topics
ranging from Google, Zoom and so much
more. Members must have a Library card in
order to utilize the LinkedInLearning.com
site. The link to LinkedinLearning.com may
be found on our Library website at http://
isletapueblo.com/library.html. Just click on
the “Start Learning Click Here” button to
start your digital continuing education.
Download the mobile app Libby to start
borrowing and reading ebooks and
audiobooks for FREE. Put your library in
your pocket with Libby. To access this app
you will need your library barcode and
password.
Free Music! Take advantage of our Freegal
Music service. Log on with your library
card number and pin to start downloading
and streaming music. Library patrons
receive 3 free downloads each week and
UNLIMITED streaming of music with NO
AD interruptions. Log on to freegalmusic.
com or download the Freegal Music app. If
you have any questions about this service
or would like to set up a password please
give the library a call at 505-869-9808.
For additional help and information, library
staff members have made YouTube videos
featuring the library’s digital services and
how to utilize them. Check them out by
visiting the library’s YouTube page at www.
youtube.com/user/poilibrary.
Upcoming
Summer Reading Program Registration
will be open starting Monday, April
26th through Friday, May 7th. We will
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be doing a lottery registration this year.
Registration will be open to everyone for
two weeks and on May 7th there will be a
live drawing to fill all the spots. Space is
limited and we feel that this option will give
everyone an equal chance to reserve a spot
in the program. While honoring the social
distancing protocol set by the CDC.
Lottery Information
•
20 participants will be selected for
the Youth program 7-17 years old.
• 20 participants will be selected for
the Junior Program 3-6 years old (must
be potty trained).
•
All participants must be entered
into the lottery drawing to be eligible for
the drawing.
Some reminders to keep in mind during
registration:
•
Only Parents/Legal Guardians of
students are allowed to sign up students
for the Summer Reading Program.
•
Juniors 3 year olds MUST be pottytrained.
•
We will be asking for BASIC
information on registration forms along
with a list of allergies and people you
give permission to sign out your child.
•
Our youth program will feature
4
different
curriculums.
During
registration you will be given a packet
with information on the 4 curriculums
and calendars. You will need to go over
program descriptions with your child so
they can choose which program interests
them the most.
If you have any questions regarding our
Summer Reading Program please give us
a call at the library and speak with a staff
member at 505-869-9808.
Summer Reading Program is coming
fast and we are excited to share with you
all our new themes for our youth and
junior programs. We are also excited to
announce that this year’s program will be
IN-PERSON here at the library. Summer
Reading Program will start June 7th and
end July 23rd.
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May 2021
Our Junior Program 3-6 years old, students
will be taking a reading road trip around
the U.S.A. We will be reading our way and
making stops in New Mexico, California,
Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and New York.
Along the way we will be learning about
state symbols, food, and landmarks. With a
daily schedule of story time, crafts, activities,
playtime and field trips to insure our day is
busy and filled with fun. No need to pack
just make sure to pre-register to be entered
into the drawing for a spot in the program.
Our Youth Program, ages 7-17 years old, will
feature 4 different themes to choose from.
We will be accepting 20 students with 5
spots available for the mentioned programs
below.
•
Science: Library staff members
Shaypof and Isaac will be leading this
program and here is what they have
to say about the program. Science is
something we deal within everyday life.
So, let’s learn about science together!
Experiments that make you go “WOW”!
I wonder why it does that? We will be
doing amazing experiments that range
from solidifying fingerprints to making
astronaut ice cream! You will not only
have fun doing these experiments but
also learn interesting facts along the
way. If you have any questions regarding
our curriculum you may contact Shaypof
Ybarra 505-869-9808 or by email at
Shaypof.ybarra@isletapueblo.com.
•
Building and Creating: Library
staff member Ashley will be leading
this program and here is what she
has to say about the program. Join us
this summer in exploring the fields of
architecture and engineering. We will be
creating and designing our own projects,
as well as building them. We will work
with different building materials while
creating multiple projects. You will get
to bring your own style and get creative
with the building projects. We will also
learn some engineering by build kits from
the companies: Brown Dog Gadgets and
KiwiCo. A few of our building projects
include bristle bots, DIY basketball game,
and a marshmallow catapult! If you have
any questions regarding this curriculum
you may contact Ashley Morales at (505)
869-9808 or by email at Ashley.Morales@
isletapueblo.com.
•
Monster Movie Makeup: Library
staff member Cheyenne will be leading
this program and here is what she
has to say about the program. Always
wondered how to create your favorite
movie monsters or how to create the best
special effects makeup for your Halloween
costume? Come and join Cheyenne’s
summer reading program group! This
summer we will be going over different
special effects makeup to ramp up your
Halloween costume or to create videos.
Each week we will be going over different
forms of special effects makeup, such as,
face paint, prosthetics, and DIY recipes to
make fake blood and prosthetics. During
the month of June we will learn how
to create certain types of shading and
lighting to create optical illusions, from
creating puppet type features, to making
it seem like you have a floating head.
Also, during this time we will be having a
mini field trip! During the month of July
we will be creating zombie looks using
everyday items and professional type
Embroidery Program using
library’s new online resource
SkillShare!
After School Students working
with clay!
Embroidery Program participants
learning the 10 Basic Hand Stitches.
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May 2021
makeup to make gruesome looks. Lastly,
we will be creating our own monster
looks by using professional tools and
prosthetics. If you have any questions
regarding this curriculum you may
contact Cheyenne Castillo at (505) 8699808 or by email at Cheyenne.Castillo@
isletapueblo.com.
•
Mythology and Astrology: Library
staff member Kyle will be leading this
program and here is what he has to say
about the program. If you are interested
in learning more about Thor, Hercules,
or the Zodiacs. This program will be
centered on different mythologies from
Greece, Egyptian, Norse and Astronomy.
The mythologies will consist of the
students learning about the different
creation stories from each mythology, the
gods and goddesses, heroes vs. monsters.
The students will create Trojan horses,
Viking shields, and Mummies during the
week of each mythology. In Astronomy the
students will learn the different phases
After School Program students
making Fruit Spring Rolls!
of the moon, the constellations, and
planets. During the week of Astronomy
the students will create a planet model,
galaxy snowglobes. If you have any
questions regarding this curriculum you
may contact Kyle Lujan at (505) 869-9808
or by email at Kyle.Lujan@isletapueblo.
com.
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The After School Program students are
enjoying the warmer days and springtime
crafts. Students are excited to be back
at school and attending the After School
Program here at the library. Library staff
has been busy getting kids from their bus
stops, working on homework, crafts, and
outdoor activities.
Recap
The library’s Embroidery Program kicked
off in April and was the library’s first INPerson program and we couldn’t be more
excited. The class filled up fast with a
total of five participants signing up for the
program. For the first session participants
learned the 10 basic hand stitches using the
library’s new online resource of SkillShare.
Participants were then given an embroidery
project to work on and to practice their 10
basic stitches and more. Participants meet
every Thursday to work on their embroidery
project and share any tips and advice when
doing embroidery.
After School Students testing out
their Bristle Bots!
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May 2021
Parks & Recreation Department
May 2021 already, wow, this year seems to be moving
rather quickly! It’s really nice to see things here in the
pueblo, the state and around the world are starting
to get better. COVID cases seem to be decreasing
daily everywhere which is a good thing. Hopefully
it’s because more people are getting vaccinated,
wearing their masks and practicing social distancing
whenever possible. If we all continue to do our part
to keep ourselves and everyone around us safe, we
will continue to beat this thing. Keep it up and good
job everyone!
RECREATION DIVISION PROGRAM
Youth Distant Learning Program – This program is
still going on. We still have kids here in the pueblo
that are in need of distant learning support and
fortunately we are able to help the children registered
in this program with their distant learning.
Besides their distant learning, this month the
students also learned various techniques of making
chocolate candies and lollipops.
They enjoyed
sampling the chocolates in class, from milk chocolate,
white chocolate, dark chocolate and even a birthday
cake flavored chocolate. Students learned how to
use some candy molds, different colors of chocolate
to decorate with, and used a mold to make peanut
butter cups. They also learned how to make lollipops
by using Jolly Rancher candies which they melted in
a microwave and poured into a mold. Take a look at
some of the pictures.
the summer recreation program. For more
information, call the center at 869-9777.
FITNESS DIVISION
Students enjoyed Easter activities
before the Easter weekend. They did
an Easter Scavenger hunt, they were
given clues in eggs to help them find their
Easter treasure. We also had the children
color eggs using shaving cream and food
coloring. This is a great technique to use
to color eggs if you don’t have vinegar in
the house. Some eggs came out marbled,
some a whole different color than what was
used, somehow using yellow color, and the
egg just came out white. Students also got a
surprise visit from the Easter bunny before
going home, as you can see in the picture.
It looks like they liked the Easter Bunny.
Summer Recreation Program – we are
planning our summer recreation program;
all the individuals that entered their
names into the drawing to participate in
this program will be drawn in early May,
please come by the center to see if your
child’s name was drawn to participate in
The Recreation Center (Main) has been
working on different options for your
workout comforts. Currently additional
space is available for exercise, outdoors
on the east patio. We have laid out
flooring outside in the east patio just
outside the weight room for your exercise
needs. That area is now available for
tire flipping, sled pushing and Kettlebell
workouts. Remember all our staff at both
of our facilities (Main Recreation & Old
Recreation/Pickle Heights) are fully capable
of assisting you with your workout goals, no
matter if your goals are to bulk up, tone up
or just to stay active and preventing injury.
We are here for you. Please reach out to us
at either 869-9777 (Main Rec.) or 869-5741
(Old Rec.). We look forward to your visit
and remember, no appointment is needed
to use the facility, but if you are looking for
a one on one session we can schedule a time
that works best for you. Looking forward to
hearing from you.
Mike Trujillo and Thomas Zuni
SPORTS PROGRAM DIVISION
We just finished up the Family Fun Run at
the recreation center. As many of you have
noticed these runs have been virtual runs.
It’s unfortunate but that is the only way we
can do these for now for safety reasons. It
is nice to see all the participation. Our Fun
Run had approximately 75 participants
which is an awesome turn out. It was great
to see all the families, and a special thanks
to Michael Toya for designing the fine
art to put on the shirt. Please mark your
calendars for our next run which will be the
Bernie Run.
The Bernie Run will be starting April 24th
and will end on May 1st, 2021. We hope
to see all your names in this run and even
more names and keep in mind that this is
a virtual event/run. Good luck to everyone
that is participating in any of our events
and stay safe. Keep your eyes open for
other activities and events that we will be
offering. If you want more information,
please contact the center at 869-9777 and
ask for Coach Waquie.
AQUATICS DIVISION
If you haven’t already, please call and
schedule a time to come swim in our newly
refurbished swimming pool. Unfortunately,
we are still not able to take large groups
because of the COVID rules, but we are
able to schedule times for lap swimming
or just to relax in our Jacuzzi and our dry
saunas which are also available for use.
Please make sure that you call and talk to
someone in our aquatics center to schedule
time to use any of these amenities (Main
Swimming Pool, Wading Pool, Jacuzzi, and
Dry Saunas). It’s unfortunate but due to
COVID-19 virus we have to schedule the
use of these amenities to make sure we don’t
exceed numbers for safety reasons. Thank
you for your patience and understanding.
PARKS MAINTENANCE DIVISION
As you may have noticed our parks are
looking really awesome, thanks to all of
our Parks Maintenance staff. Each and
every one of our Parks Maintenance team
members has had a part in making our
parks look so nice. Unfortunately, I haven’t
publicly thanked them or recognized them
for their work and efforts, so today I want
to make sure and thank Donald Lucero,
Ted Rockwell, Ron Abeita, Ron Jojola, Jon
Stapleton, Ernest Correa, Alex Jaramillo,
Stephanie Jiron, Alvin Olguin and Jamaine
Madrid. These individuals make up our
Parks Maintenance Division. Please thank
them for the wonderful job they do with our
parks, I’m sure they would appreciate it.
If you have any questions, concerns or
comments about the Parks & Recreation
Department, please contact me at 8699777. I would love to hear from you!
May 2021
HEALTHY MIND, HEALTHY BODY
“We are just two Pueblo women trying to uplift and inspire
during these hard times.” Tiffany and Nana Fina Jiron
started a Healthy Mind and Healthy Body Challenge
on March 8, 2021 through April 19, 2021. Their intent
was to start this challenge for all Pueblo of Isleta tribal
members and residents by living by example on ways we
take care of ourselves and each other.
We all come from the same ketu and when we experience
hardship, loss, and grief, we all feel it. We wanted our
people to start moving their bodies and making better food
choices. The COVID-19 Pandemic showed us nationwide
which ethnicity was hit the hardest. Native American
communities were hit the hardest with COVID-19 cases
than the rest of the nation because of our health issues.
It was time we try and change our lives for our future
and for our families.
We are happy to announce that we had a total of 52
participants who committed to the challenge and to
themselves! The buy in was $20.00 from each participant
and the winner takes the entire pot.
Huge Congratulations to the first-place winner Warren
Edaakie. He lost the most weight in the 6-week challenge.
We offered check in’s, helpful tips, and did weekly
giveaways donated from Amanda Jiron, Oriana Sanchez,
Tiffany and Nana Fina Jiron. Thank you, Arnold Sena
and his staff for allowing participants to safely weigh in
at the Isleta Rec Center.
Next one is set for May 1st-May 31st. Contact Nana
Fina or Tiffany if you are interested in joining @ email:
healthymind.healthybody21@gmail.com. Khudkem.
St. Augustine Parish
Isleta Pueblo
Ministry of Consolation
MISSION STATEMENT
We are a ministry of consolation at St. Augustine
Parish to offer spiritual comfort and support to
families who have experienced the loss of a loved
one. We will continue to honor and respect our
traditional teachings.
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Isleta Historical Society
Protect the Land • Preserve the Culture • Honor the Ancestors
This continues a monthly series of articles about historic Isletans and significant happenings at Isleta.
The Isleta Historical Society is an independent, inclusive group looking to broaden understanding through
vigorous research, interviews, visits to museums and other historical sites etc. We are interested in your
reaction to these stories and encourage you to contact us with ideas for future publications. Visit us on
Facebook and Instagram @isletahistoricalsociety or email us at isletahistoricalsociety@gmail.com. We
will not use any information without your permission. Thank you!
Members: Randy Jiron, Kateri Jojola, Malcolm Ebright, Valentino Jaramillo, Rick Hendricks, and Ted Jojola
Isleta Weaving,
Tanning - Part 1
Clothing,
and without
The Pueblos have been weaving clothes,
blankets, sashes, and cotton mantas
(shawls and dresses) since the mid-700s,
eight centuries before the arrival of the
first Spaniards in the Southwest.
The Pueblos did not begin weaving with
wool until the Spanish brought the first
sheep to New Mexico with Coronado in
1540 and Oñate in 1598. The Natives soon
adopted wool into their weaving tradition,
which employed a vertical loom. At Isleta,
the belt loom was also popular for making
smaller items like belts.
Isleta Woman with Belt Loom
The Spanish brought Churro sheep whose
wool is especially suited for weaving because
its long straight fibers can be handspun
into yarn, and its low lanolin content makes
it easier to dye than a greasy wool that
is difficult to clean. In the early colonial
period men were the primary weavers,
many of them working in the obrajes, or
workshops, run by corrupt governors or
encomenderos who took advantage of cheap
labor to produce woven goods for export.
In 1788, Viceroy Jacobo Ugarte y Loyola
reported that New Mexico’s chief exports
were hides, coarse textiles, and livestock.
He recommended that new industries
be encouraged, particularly weaving. In
the early 1800s, authorities in Mexico
City and New Mexico decided that one
way to stimulate the textile industry was
to import skilled craftsmen to instruct
local weavers to improve the quality and
quantity of New Mexico cloth. So, in 1807,
the Bazán brothers, two master weavers
from Mexico City, arrived in Santa Fe to
instruct New Mexicans in the fine points
of their craft. In the decree authorizing the
training program, the viceroy specified that
the craftsmen chosen must be free of any
weakness for strong drink and must be of
the highest moral character. He directed
the weavers to conduct a six-year training
program and to remain in New Mexico
until the governor certified that they had
trained enough disciples to carry on their
work. In 1809 Ricardo Bazán asked New
Mexico governor José Manrique to be
released from the contract four years early
because the brothers had completed the
training of their students, teaching them
everything that the Bazán brothers knew.
The governor proposed a test whereby
the students, including Ricardo Bazán’s
sons, weave a sample piece by themselves,
assistance from the master
weavers. Only the two alcaldes of Santa Fe
were present for this test. The samples were
sent to the viceroy, who released the Bazán
brothers from their contract. Thus by 1810
there were from five to ten more weavers
in Santa Fe. Presumably, they taught their
weaving skills to others, including the
nearby Pueblo Indians.
Traditionally, Isleta men were the principal
weavers, producing blankets, shirts, and
kilts. They used the up-right looms. When
women did weave, they employed the waist
(or belt) looms and turned-out belts, garters,
and chongo ties. Over time, Isletans began
to trade with the Hopis for their mantas.
The increased availability of manufactured
goods and of trade items led to a decline
in the number of male weavers. By 1920,
there are no men listed as weavers in the
census; though there are eight women, ages
ranging from 35 to 69 with the average age
being 53 years. One of the weavers named
is Maria Marcelina Martin, daughter of
Joseph Manuel Martin and Josefita Martin
who originally came from Laguna Pueblo in
the 1879-1880 migration. Maria Marcelina
Martin married Esquipula Lente; they
raised five children including a daughter,
Lupita Lente. Lupita’s daughter, Juana
Bautista Papuyo, married Juan Jose
Jojola. The Jojolas had a son and named
him Theodore who became Ted Jojoa, PhD,
Distinguished and Regents Professor at
UNM.
The Tewa Weavers
According to the historic notes of Isleta
member Diego Abeita (1905-1984), the
Tewa Weaving Industry store was opened
at Isleta in 1938. It was established by
August George Seis, the son of a German
immigrant. In 1903 they moved to Isleta
where they established and ran the post
office and a trading post. They lived in
the village until 1936. Like many early
entrepreneurs of that era, they quickly
seized on the opportunity to gain a
livelihood by trading with Native people for
their crafts in exchange for dry goods. They
also opened a trading post at Fort Wingate,
Arizona.
The Tewa weaving enterprise was likely the
result of recruitment among Isleta students
from the Albuquerque Indian School.
Many of the young girls who were enrolled
at AIS were afforded the opportunity to
study textiles through the Native Arts
and Crafts Department. This program was
created in the late 1920s by instructor,
Ellen Lawrence, who had learned weaving
growing up in the Appalachian Mountains.
The classes comprised both Navajo rug
weaving as well as Pueblo embroidery and
weaving. The department was one of the
few Indian Boarding School programs that
employed Native instructors. The Tewa
Weaving store was originally housed in
an adobe structure near the present-day
railroad junction of State Roads 314 and
147. The fact that it was on the edge of the
village, along what was then historic Route
66 and old Highway 85, gave it easy access
to tourists on the Fred Harvey auto coach
tours.
According to the grandson, Ralph Seis, the
name “Tewa” translated to “the original”
weavers. The name referred to the old
traditions of the Pueblo. The employees
were all from Isleta. The manager of the
sewing department was Isadora (Lucero)
Ladd. Other employees included Seff
(Jose) Jaramillo, Stella Jojola and Elberta
Lente, among others. The looms were large
and hand operated. They produced cloth
that was 60 inches wide using a “flying
shuttle” process. Stringing the warps
and bobbins were also done by hand. The
wool they used was commercial grade
and shipped by the Clasgens family from
New Richmond, Ohio. From large pieces
of cloth, employees cut, pieced, sewed,
and embroidered them into smaller items.
The store specialized in hand-made articles.
The wares were custom made to order and
delivered through the postal service. There
were two markets created for these goods.
For the Pueblos, they wove mantas for
ceremonial usage. These were shipped
Tewa Weaving Industry
Isleta Pueblo News
May 2021
as far away as Hopi. For tourists, they
specialized in woven ties, aprons, and
moccasins. Because the local demand for
ties — considered formal and business wear
— was low, most were shipped out-of-state.
The wholesale enterprise established a
niche market among small and large retail
outlets throughout the region and nation.
The items were sold to the Fred Harvey
chain, at curio shops along Route 66 as well
as casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada. They also
did embroidery for Levi Strauss when backpocket designs were popular.
When the business outgrew its space in
the early 1940s, it relocated to the Barelas
neighborhood near downtown Albuquerque.
It first moved to 724 2nd Street and then
relocated further up the block to 906
4th Street. Throughout all of this, Isleta
employees remained loyal and moved with
the business. As demand for their woven
products waned, the Tewa Weavers Industry
was forced to diversify. They branched out
as jobbers to Navajo silversmiths, many
from Alamo, by providing them with raw
silver and turquoise. Sales from that
jewelry helped offset the lack of demand for
the weaving wares. At its peak, the business
had as many as fifty employees.
Tewa Weavers closed in 1989. Many of the
looms were sold and used by the traditional
Hispanic weavers from Chimayo. In this
roundabout way, its legacy continued.
● ● ●
Many thanks to Ted Jojola for the Tewa
Weavers narrative and photographs and to
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Ralph Seis, grandson of August Seis, who
was interviewed for the Tewa Weavers
story. As always, thanks to Dikki Garcia
for his in-depth genealogy, providing
information about the weavers listed in the
1920 census.
● ● ●
Again, we want to thank everyone who
has been reading these articles. We invest
a great deal of time and energy into these
articles, and we do so because we are
interested and passionate about the topics
we cover. We believe that by sharing
these stories with the community it may
instill a sense of confidence in who we are
as Isletans. We are grateful for all of our
readers and have been receiving feedback
from the community. Some of you have
even reached out with ideas about what
topics to cover next or areas of interest for
the Historical Society to dig deeper into. We
thank you for your interest in the stories we
are telling about the Pueblo and the people
and encourage you to reach out to us with
any information, ideas, or comments that
you feel would be helpful to us. We will soon
be publishing on our social media platforms
so be on the lookout for that content. Again,
any information is greatly appreciated and
will not be used without your permission.
Thank you!
LET’S CELEBRATE
Isleta CANCER SURVIVORS & CANCER CAREGIVERS
Stephanie Barela, Health Educator |869-4479 | sbarela@islclinic.net
https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/prevention.htm#protect
6th Annual Isleta Cancer Survivor’s Day Event
Every year in June, people all over the country CELEBRATE
National Cancer Survivor’s Day. Due to Isleta’s busy June
schedule, the Isleta Health Center celebrates its Cancer Survivors
in May. From 2015-2019, the Isleta Health Center has celebrated
those affected by Cancer during an annual event we offer on the
2nd Tuesday in May. Although it is a month earlier than the
National Cancer Survivor’s Day, the Isleta Health Support Group
believes any time is the right time to celebrate the cancer survivors
in the community.
In continuing with COVID-19 safety measures and avoiding
gatherings, we will instead offer our Cancer Survivors and Cancer
Caregivers a little something in place of our regular event. If
you are affected by Cancer, contact Stephanie to receive “a little
something” to honor you. COME BY THE HEALTH CENTER
ON MAY 11th between the hours of 8am - 4pm and drive-thru the
Outdoor Pharmacy Pick-Up Line or the Outdoor Medical CheckIn Line TO PICK UP a goody bag, while supplies last. We look
forward to continuing our regular tradition next year. We know it
is important to celebrate, remember and honor our cancer survivors
and cancer caregivers in the community and remind ourselves that
cancer is NOT a death sentence.
One important step in surviving Cancer is catching the disease
early, through regular cancer screening and early detection.
Cancer screening means checking your body for cancer before you
have symptoms. Getting regular screening tests are important
in finding breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers early, when
treatment is likely to work best. For certain people it is also
important to get regular lung cancer screenings. Along with
regular cancer screenings, it is important to watch your body for
symptoms and warning signs of cancer, such as:
Symptoms & Warning Signs of Cancer:
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Unexplained weight loss
Fatigue
Night sweats
Loss of appetite
A sore that does not heal.
Unusual bleeding or discharge.
Recurrent fever
Enlarged lymph nodes
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Swelling in the neck
Obvious change in a wart or mole.
Thickening or lump in the breast or elsewhere.
Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing.
Nagging cough or hoarseness.
New, persistent pain
Recurrent nausea or vomiting
Change in bowel or bladder habits (constipation/diarrhea)/
blood in urine or stool.
Persistent bloating
Non-healing skin blemishes
It is also very important to do what you can to lower your risk
of getting cancer. These steps will decrease the chance of you
getting cancer and help you stay healthy longer:
•
Avoid Commercial Tobacco (Quit Smoking, Dipping or
Chewing
o Take the Isleta Health Center’s Thinking About Quitting
Program (869-4479).
•
Protect your skin (Skin Cancer is the MOST COMMON
type of cancer in the US)
o Wear sunscreen ◯Seek shade ◯Wear hat ◯Wear
Sunglasses ◯Wear Long sleeves
•
Limit the amount of alcohol you drink (Liver, Breast,
Mouth, Throat and Colorectal Cancer are all shown to be linked
to increased alcohol intake).
•
Keep a healthy weight (research shows that being
overweight increases your chance of cancer).
•
Get tested for Hepatitis C (Over time chronic Hepatitis C
can lead to liver cancer).
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May 2021
Counseling Can Help
The Behavioral Health Clinic is open
for direct patient contact with careful
adherence to protocols as established by
the Isleta Health Center to include:
•
Patients must wear a face mask at
all times when in the facility and when
in your vehicle checking in for your
appointment
•
All patients must check in at the
front of the Isleta Health Center where
your temperature will be taken and you
will receive a wristband and instructions
how to proceed
•
Please arrive 15 minutes ahead of
your appointment time
•
Patients and staff maintain social
distancing at all times
•
Lobby and offices are sanitized
before and after each patient visit
Talking to others is always helpful and
talking with a professional therapist
can really help – especially during this
difficult time.
Call 869-5475- Make an appointment
to meet with a therapist - see if
counseling can help.
Sometimes you can’t wait - If you or
someone you know is having a mental
health crisis, call 1-800-273-8255 for the
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
You can also text HOME to 741-741 for
free, 24-hour support from the Crisis Text
Line.
Give time and attention to all your
health needs – physical, emotional,
and mental.
Isleta Health Center Program
Postponements
The Isleta Health Center (IHC) is doing our part to encourage
social distancing, by continuing to postpone the following
programs until further notice:
The IHC Programs below are postponed:
►
ICAP Sewing Class on Thursday evenings
►
ICAP Moccasin Making Class on Tuesday evenings
►
Isleta Diabetes Prevention Exercise Classes (Eagle
HIIT) held Mondays and Wednesdays
►
Isleta Diabetes Weight Training held Tuesdays and
Thursdays
(Wellness Center available by appointments only)
Telemedicine
Now Available at the
Isleta Health Center
Health Educator: Stephanie Barela, BS CHES CSST
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Isleta Health
Center is working hard at keeping the Isleta community
healthy and safe by offering Telemedicine. Telemedicine
is a pre-scheduled appointment that allows patients and
healthcare providers to communicate via phone call.
These appointments will allow you to speak with your
provider and ask basic medical questions. Based on your
medical needs your provider may schedule an in office
appointment. Patients are still required to schedule
a face-to-face visit for Well Child Visits and Sports
Physicals.
Please contact the Isleta Health Center at
(505) 869-3200 to find out more.
May 2021
Isleta Pueblo News
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ISLETA HEALTH CENTER
New Patient Application Process
The Isleta Health Center is federally funded and
provides health services to eligible American Indians
living within the Pueblo of Isleta and surrounding
communities as defined by the Pueblo of Isleta.
Patients seeking to establish their health care at the
Isleta Health Center can do so through the new patient
application process. Applications can be obtained from
the Patient Registration desks located in the main
clinic or the Behavioral Health clinic.
The following documents must be submitted with each
new patient application in order to properly identify a
person and their eligibility for care at the Isleta Health
Center.
•
Valid Driver’s license, or other governmentissued photo identification
•
Birth Certificate
•
Social Security Card
•
Certificate of Indian Blood (CIB), valid Tribal
ID, or other Tribal enrollment letter
•
Proof of residency (Utility bill, rental
agreement, etc.)
o
Non-Isleta tribal members residing on
the Isleta Pueblo must submit a “Permission
to Reside on Pueblo Letter”
o
For enrolled Isleta members not living
within the designated service area, a letter
stating their “Community Ties”
Acceptance of new patients is based on clinic
availability as each new patient is scheduled an initial
appointment for a comprehensive visit with one of
our physicians. A letter of acceptance along with the
patient’s first appointment letter will be mailed once
their eligibility is determined. It is important that
this appointment be kept, as the patient will not be
considered an established patient until the first visit is
completed. Once a patient has established their care,
they will be eligible for walk-in services and same-day
appointments.
Special consideration is made for newborn children
within 60-days of birth, whose completed applications
are expedited immediately. Eligibility for newborn
children is determined through the new patient
application process and includes the receipt of the
following documents.
•
Proof of Birth
•
Hospital discharge forms
•
•
Insurance cards
Mother’s valid Driver’s license, or other
government-issued photo identification
•
Mother’s valid Tribal Identification card,
enrollment letter, or CIB
•
Father’s valid Driver’s license, or other
government-issued photo identification
•
Father’s valid Tribal Identification care,
enrollment letter, or CIB
•
For Unwed parents, a notarized “Declaration
of Paternity”
Furthermore, newborn children can be considered
eligible for services under their parent’s tribal
enrollment document. However, please be aware that
once a child reaches the age of nineteen (19), they must
be prepared to provide their own evidence of American
Indian status to continue their health care services
through adulthood.
For more information on the new patient application
process, please contact the Patient Registration desk
at (505) 869-3200.
Isleta Pueblo News
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May 2021
2021 Meeting Schedule
Isleta Health Support Group
Isleta Health Center
(Day time sessions, receive Temperature Check from Under Tent,
Before entering to the Front Doors and let registration desk know you are here for the Group.
Nighttime sessions, receive Temperature Check Before entering the
Isleta Health Training Center)
10:30am-noon or 5:00pm-6:30pm (Alternating Months)
*Meetings usually change every other time from 10:30am-12:00pm to 5pm-6:30pm at the Isleta Health Center
*See all dates/times in schedule below.
DATE
TOPIC
SPEAKER
8th
Annual Go Red For
1st Friday
American Heart Association
Native Women Heart Health
2/5/2021
Call 869-4479 to register
10am– 12pm
Summit
3/9/2021
EVENING SESSION
Jacqueline Kakos
5pm –
Poison Prevention
NM Poison Center
6:30pm
National Poison Prevention
4/13/2021
Month
Mission
Nutrition
Ernestine Trujillo, MS, RD, LD UNM
10:30am –
Comprehensive Cancer Center
National Nutrition Month
Noon
5/11/2021
5pm-7:30pm
6/8/2021
10:30am –
Noon
7/6/2021
EVENING SESSION
Advance Directives and
Power of Attorney
Parkinson’s Disease
LOCATION
On-line at home or
On-line Presented at Training Center
On-line at home or On-line Presented
at Training Center
On-line at home or
Isleta Health Center Kitchen
Mike McGuire
Senior Citizen Law Office
On-line at home or On-line Presented
at Training Center
Cindy Brown
Home Instead
On-line at home or Presented at
Isleta Health Center Kitchen
1st Tuesday of
the Month
EVENING SESSION
Grief Presentation
Lisa Cherino
On-line at home or
Presented at Training Center
8/10/2021
10:30am –
Noon
Meditation/Depression
Lisa Cherino
On-line at home or
Presented at Training Center
9/14/2021
5pm –
6:30pm
EVENING SESSION
End of life
issues/Hospice
Cindy Brown
Isleta Health Center
To Be Determined
10:30am-12
Basic Diabetes
Education
Isleta Health Center
To Be Determined
11/9/2021
5pm-6:30
Risk from Potential/Actual
Releases of Pollutants into
the Environment
Andrea Wilson
Fitness Instructor
Isleta Diabetes Prevention
Program
Isleta Environmental Department
Isleta Health Center
To Be Determined
12/14/21
10:30-noon
Kidney Disease
Topics &
Location are
Subject to
Change
EVERYONE
WELCOME.
Contact Stephanie Barela to sign up and learn
more!
MASKS REQUIRED!
Due to Limited Space in order to Social Distance,
SEATS MUST BE RESERVED AHEAD OF
TIME, Please Call in Advance.
5pm-6:30pm
10/12/2021
Pueblo of Isleta
Head Start, Early Head Start,
and Child Care Center
2 Sagebrush Street,
Albuquerque, NM 87105
P.O. Box 579 Isleta, NM 87022
(505) 869-9796
MAY CALENDAR
May 14, 2021– Last Day for Head
Start
Weekend of May 14th– TBD
Head Start Transition Ceremony
May 31, 2021– Memorial Day (CLOSED)
Home Instead
Cindy Brown
Home Instead
Isleta Health Center
To Be Determined
Phone: 869-4479 | Email:
sbarela@islclinic.net
OR attend On-line/over phone
https://puebloofisleta.my.webex
.com/join/mis
Join by Phone at 415-655-0001
Access Code 126 401 5131
May 2021
Isleta Pueblo News
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WEAR RED ON FRIDAY
MAY 7th for
National High Blood Pressure
(Hypertension)
Education Month
The Isleta Health Center Staff is wearing
RED on Friday, May 7th to bring
awareness on High Blood Pressure. This
month’s health promotion is to save lives by
educating the public on cardiovascular risks
and how to prevent them.
You can help us by encouraging everyone to
take at least one heart healthy action today.
• Get your blood pressure checked for the
first time this year
• Ask someone you love to get their blood
pressure checked
• Go for a long walk
• Don’t add salt to your meal
• Call 869-4479 to learn tips to quit
commercial tobacco use
By coming together to reduce high blood
pressure, we reduce the risk for heart attack
and stroke. WEAR RED ON FRIDAY, MAY
7th to promote the importance of Lowering
your Blood Pressure.
NM Poison Control
During the Pandemic, we should be cleaning
and disinfecting more often. It is important
that you do not inject or ingest these chemicals
into your body. Please remember to keep
ALL chemicals out of children’s reach. If any
cleaning or disinfectant solution is swallowed
or injected, please contact the NM Poison
Control immediately.
1-800-222-1222
Isleta Pueblo News
May 2021
May 2021
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ISLETA HEALTH CENTER
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
Katelynne Johnson, Experiential Educator,
Isleta Behavioral Health
In honor of May being “Mental Health
Awareness Month,” the Isleta Behavioral
Health’s (IBHC) Youth Prevention Program
will be hosting a two-part workshop series
focusing on Indigenous youth’s mental and
behavioral wellness through Mindfulness.
In its most basic form, Mindfulness is
a mental state achieved by focusing
one’s awareness on the present moment,
while acknowledging and accepting one’s
feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations.
Mindfulness can be a useful practice
for individuals of all ages, but it is most
effective amongst younger populations, as
it:
• helps develop emotional and social
awareness
• improves ability to focus
• promotes stress and anxiety
management
• increases compassion and kindness
towards others
During our workshops, participants
will learn various techniques on how to
effectively cope and manage stress and
anxiety using experiential learning tools
such as, guided mediation and yoga. The
workshop program will supply all necessary
materials for participation.
Workshops will take place at the Isleta
Health Center in late May/early June and
are open to the Isleta community with the
target age range of 8-17 years. Limited
spots are available and will be offered on a
first-come, first-served basis. Registration
can be completed by contacting our main
office at 505-869-5475. These workshops
will be sponsored by the Native American
Subcommittee (NASC) under the New
Mexico
Indian
Affairs
Department.
Workshop updates will be available on our
Facebook page “Isleta Behavioral Health
Prevention Program.”
program, peer mentorship and internship
opportunities,
support
services/POI
resources, case management/individual
counseling referral.
Currently, we are operating according
to our spring schedule, which offers
programming two days a week on Tuesday
and Wednesday afternoons from 3:45 pm5:00pm. Tuesday programming is focused
on prevention education and awareness.
Wednesdays are in collaboration with the
Isleta Peacemakers, a tribal court entity
dedicated to promoting peace and cultural
preservation within our tribal community
through the transmission of the Tiwa
language. During summer months, the
program schedule will be extended to four
days per week (9:00am-3:00pm), with
occasional weekend experiential outings,
including hiking, rafting, rock climbing,
college visits, visits to cultural sites and
museums, and camping.
In other news, our Youth Prevention
Program has returned to IN-PERSON
instruction for both spring and summer
months! The program is open to all Isleta
tribal members ages 8 to 17, but we are
currently on a WAITING LIST for spring
(due to COVID-19 restrictions), with open
enrollment for the summer. Isleta youth
will be educated on a framework guided
by: culture and tradition, experiential
education, service ethic, and community
cohesion. Education topics will include
substance and alcohol use prevention,
leadership
and
skill
development,
mental health awareness, and the
Tiwa language. Other services provided
include transportation to and from the
Our program is dedicated to adhering
to all safe COVID-19 practices advised
by the CDC and the Pueblo of Isleta.
Any questions pertaining to the
program can be directed to the Isleta
Behavioral Health Clinic at
505-869-5475.
Stay healthy, Isleta!
Isleta Behavioral Health Clinic
Services for the Community
Are you someone who believes that Isleta
Behavioral Health can only help people
who have alcohol or drug problems or who
are ordered to get counseling by the Tribal
Court? If so, then there is a whole part of
Isleta Behavioral Health that you have yet
to discover.
The term behavioral health is used to
describe the connection between how we
behave and the overall health of our mind,
body, and spirit. Sometimes life can be a
little overwhelming, especially now more
than ever. And would it be nice to just
have someone listen? Our goal at Isleta
Behavioral Health is to help people lead
healthier, happier, and fuller lives. If you are
struggling with on-going stress, depression,
anxiety, anger, relationship problems, grief,
or other challenges in life, perhaps we can
help.
This is a service that is available to children,
adult and elderly community members of
the Pueblo of Isleta. We are located in the
Southwest corner at the Isleta Health Clinic.
We Are Here To Serve
Call us today at 505-869-5475
Virtual Programs Offered to Date:
•
Ripple Effect-Intensive Outpatient
Program,
•
Grief/Loss Support, Wellbriety and
Youth Prevention Groups
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MONDAY
SAT/SUN
1/2
3
Podiatry Clinic - 8:00 - 12:00
The Ripple Effect : 9:00 12:00pm Virtual or Limited in
person Session. For more
information please call: 8695475
8/9
Afterschool Peacemaking
Collaborative Program: 3:30-5pm
For more information please call:
869-5475
11
The Ripple Effect : 9:00 - 12:00pm
Virtual or Limited in person Session.
For more information please call:
869-5475
Afterschool Peacemaking
Collaborative Program: 3:30-5pm
For more information please call:
869-5475
17
18
Podiatry Clinic - 8:00 - 12:00
The Ripple Effect : 9:00 - 12:00pm
Virtual or Limited in person Session.
For more information please call:
869-5475
24
Podiatry Clinic - 8:00 - 12:00
The Ripple Effect : 9:00 12:00pm Virtual or Limited in
person Session. For more
information please call: 8695475
29/30
The Ripple Effect : 9:00 - 12:00pm
Virtual or Limited in person Session.
For more information please call:
869-5475
Podiatry Clinic - 8:00 - 12:00
The Ripple Effect : 9:00 12:00pm Virtual or Limited in
person Session. For more
information please call: 8695475
22/23
4
10
The Ripple Effect : 9:00 12:00pm Virtual or Limited in
person Session. For more
information please call: 8695475
15/16
TUESDAY
31
Podiatry Clinic - 8:00 - 12:00
The Ripple Effect : 9:00 12:00pm Virtual or Limited in
person Session. For more
information please call: 8695475
Afterschool Peacemaking
Collaborative Program: 3:30-5pm
For more information please call:
869-5475
25
The Ripple Effect : 9:00 - 12:00pm
Virtual or Limited in person Session.
For more information please call:
869-5475
Afterschool Peacemaking
Collaborative Program: 3:30-5pm
For more information please call:
869-5475
WEDNESDAY
5
May 2021
THURSDAY
6
The Ripple Effect : 9:00 - 12:00pm
Virtual or Limited in person Session. For
CLINIC OPENS AT 9:50am
more information please call:
8695475
Wellbriety Group: 11:00 -12:00pm >
Podiatry Clinic - 8:00 - 12:00
Virtual Session. For more
Information please call: 869-5475
Afterschool Peacemaking
Collaborative Program: 3:30-5pm
For more information please call:
869-5475
12
The Ripple Effect : 9:00 - 12:00pm
Virtual or Limited in person Session.
For more information please call:
869-5475
Wellbriety Group: 11:00 -12:00pm >
Virtual Session. For more
Information please call: 869-5475
FRIDAY
7
CLINIC OPENS AT 9:50am
13
14
CLINIC OPENS AT 9:50am
Podiatry Clinic - 8:00 - 12:00
CLINIC OPENS AT 9:50am
Afterschool Peacemaking
Collaborative Program: 3:30-5pm
For more information please call:
869-5475
19
The Ripple Effect : 9:00 - 12:00pm
Virtual or Limited in person Session.
For more information please call:
869-5475
Wellbriety Group: 11:00 -12:00pm >
Virtual Session. For more
Information please call: 869-5475
20
21
CLINIC OPENS AT 9:50am
CLINIC OPENS AT 9:50am
Podiatry Clinic - 8:00 - 12:00
Afterschool Peacemaking
Collaborative Program: 3:30-5pm
For more information please call:
869-5475
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The Ripple Effect : 9:00 - 12:00pm
Virtual or Limited in person Session.
For more information please call:
869-5475
Wellbriety Group: 11:00 -12:00pm >
Virtual Session. For more
Information please call: 869-5475
Afterschool Peacemaking
Collaborative Program: 3:30-5pm
For more information please call:
869-5475
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CLINIC OPENS AT 9:50am
CLINIC OPENS AT 9:50am
Podiatry Clinic - 8:00 - 12:00
DPP=Diabetes
Prevention Program:
869-4595
BHS=Behavioral
Health Services :
869-5475
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