Thanks to Governor Richard Mermejo, Lt Governor Gary Payne and Sherry Archuleta, Secretary to the Governor.Thursday, December 5 we'll travel to the Picuris Pueblo for our 7th annual FREE Give-Away. Friday, December 6th we'll set up and Saturday, December 7th we'll welcome all the members of the tribe for their opportunity to get items for Christmas, three, six, and 12 months down the road.
Picuris Pueblo sits on the western slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and is 18 miles south of Taos Pueblo. Average elevation in the pueblo is over 7,000 feet. It's about 24 miles north of Santa Fe.
It's a member of the Eight Northern Pueblos. There are 19 Pueblos in New Mexico.
In 2000 the median income for a household in the CDP was $11,528, and the median income for a family was $16,875. Males had a median income of $21,000 versus $23,333 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,492. There were 36.0% of families and 28.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 45.0% of those over 64.
The Pueblo of the Picuris is a federally recognized tribe, whose headquarters is in Peñasco, New Mexico. Their own name for their pueblo is Pinguiltha, meaning "mountain warrior place" or "mountain pass place." They speak the Picuris language, a dialect of the Northern Tiwa language, part of the Tanoan language family. Their tribal officers, led by a tribal governor, are elected every two years.In 1990, 147 of the 1,882 enrolled tribal members lived in the pueblo; however, the number was reduced to 86 in 2000.
Picuris is known for its micaceous pottery. Their major feast day is San Lorenzo's Day on August 10.
Spanish explorer Don Juan de Oñate called them "pikuria" - those who paint
How many places, Pueblos or Reservations have you ever seen such a great sign?
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