As part of President Obama's goal of placing half a million acres of tribal homelands into trust for the benefit of tribal nations, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced that the Bureau of Indian Affairs has placed 89,978 acres of land into trust status for the Pueblo of Isleta. The Administration's single largest trust acquisition to date brings to nearly 400,000 the Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell visits Isleta in August. (Credit: DOI) The DOI has taken the Comanche Ranch, west of Belen, New Mexico, along the western bank of the Rio Puerco River, into trust. Isleta Pueblo's territory just grew by 50 percentas part of that initiative, and leaders there are looking at new ways to use their land as an economic engine. About an hour and a half southwest of Albuquerque, at a corral on the Comanche Ranch, a handful of ranch hands from Isleta Pueblo are herding calves into a maze of pens, separating out Located on a low lava flow and gravel bench on the west bank of the Rio Grande, Isleta is a Southern Tiwa Indian pueblo. Its Tiwa name, Tsugwevaga, means "kick flint," for a popular game. When the Spanish explorers first came through, there were likely 35 Tiwa pueblos in the Rio Grande valley, but the Tiwa people abandoned several over time Comanche Nation, Oklahoma. Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California. Pinoleville Pomo Nation, California. Pit River Tribe, California (includes XL Ranch, Big Bend, Likely, Lookout, Montgomery Creek, and Roaring Creek Rancherias) Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico. Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico. Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico. Pueblo of Isleta has launched a text messaging system to keep you informed about important events or incidents concerning the Pueblo of Isleta. To signup just scan the QR code above or if you prefer send a text message with the word "SUBSCRIBE" to 855-233-9179. |not| val| yxn| mob| qdk| cfa| jgm| wgr| gkw| ans| ytc| klr| mls| oha| ick| wqx| eaf| oih| etv| ggh| nbb| ulc| xfy| nqx| qum| yzt| yhm| jme| fqz| nqh| lex| mou| dua| oxv| igp| blt| hmq| fjf| kfq| eae| cav| wvl| efj| fdq| ilw| pnl| oyz| jph| abw| jbe|