Preamble: The Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council, Inc.(ENIPC,Inc.) represents eight distinct and unique Northern New Mexico Indian Pueblos. The Eight Northern Indian Pueblos are comprised of the Pueblos of Taos, Picuris, Ohkay Owingeh, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Pojoaque, Nambe, and Tesuque. The Eight Northern Indian Pueblo Tribes located north of Santa Fe consider themselves part of the service area of Northern New Mexico College (NNMC).
Beginnings: In 1990, Bernie Teba, then Director of ENIPC, brought the idea of a Northern Pueblos Institute to Northern New Mexico College. Subsequently (1992-1999), several memoranda of understanding were signed by administrators at Northern New Mexico College and members of the Eight Northern Indian Northern Indian Pueblos Council, Inc., formally establishing the Northern Pueblos Institute. A revised and updated Memorandum of Agreement was signed April 27, 2005 between Northern New Mexico College and ENIPC.
NPI Mission Statement: To improve our communities through collaborative (or partnership) efforts using the combined resources of ENIPC, Inc. and NNMC.
Purpose: To establish a mutually beneficial partnership between Northern New Mexico College and Eight Northern Indian Pueblo, Inc. The sole purpose shall be to plan, design, develop, establish, and carry out the mission of the NPI which has been organized as a functional Department within Northern New Mexico College.
The NNMC Northern Pueblos Institute serves as a center to the eight northern pueblos in the following ways:
1. Provide technical assistance and ad hoc research assistance to the ENIPC leadership and the individual Pueblos as requested;
2. Develop resource materials for Pueblo offices as requested;
3. Disseminate and investigate tribal policy, legislative and community issues (examples: water rights, economic development, tribal taxation, education, environmental issues, and others);
4. Develop and hold informational workshops or forums at NNMC on a topic identified as critical to problem-solving by the ENIPC leadership as a bridge to the wider community;
5. Provide opportunities for Northern college students who are enrolled members of the Northern Pueblos to learn about pueblo government and official operations while providing technological services to their home communities;
6. Increase awareness of Pueblo cultural practices, value and beliefs in students, staff and faculty on the Northern New Mexico College campus.
Projects Coordinated by the Northern Pueblos Institute
Tribal Leadership and Technology Project
NNMC students who are also enrolled members of one of the Eight Northern Pueblos may sign-up for this Field Service Learning and Internship Project funded in part by the LANL Foundation (for 2006-07). This project is designed to provide technical assistance and ad hoc research assistance to the ENIPC leadership and the individual Pueblos as requested. Students may be paid a stipend for this service - learning opportunity, and may earn three academic credits for their work by enrolling in PIS 250 and PIS 251. Among the placements during 2005-2008 were students who: searched the internet for funding resources, then wrote small grant proposals that led to acquisition of children's books for their community library; created both internet and intranet access sites at their Pueblo; searched the internet for language preservation resources for his Pueblo's language program; and another student learned to use new technology for managing Pueblo court data.
Here, student Intern Pauline Aguino
of Ohkay Owingeh is working
with Tewa Elder, Esther Martinez,
on their language project.
Development of the first Pueblo Indian Studies Associate of Arts degree in the United States. For further information about this project visit our webpage link to Pueblo Indian Studies for developments about the Program and description of courses associated with PIS.
Location: Espanola, NM 87532
Mailing Address:
NPI, NNMC,
921 Paseo de Onate, Espanola, NM 87532
Dr. Tessie Naranjo, co-Director Dr. Sue-Ellen Jacobs, co-Director
Phone: (505) 747-5459 Phone: (505) 747-5458
Mobile: (505) 927-4196 Mobile:(505) 927-4180
Fax: (505) 747-5459 Fax: (505) 747-5459