Ysleta del Sur Pueblo

Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
Tiqua
El Paso
Young members of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo perform a traditional dance at summer festival, June 2022.
Young members of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo perform a traditional dance at summer festival, June 2022.
Location in Texas
Location in Texas
Sovereign TribeYsleta del Sur Pueblo
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyEl Paso
Government
[1]
 • BodyTribal council
 • GovernorE. Michael Silvas
 • Lt. GovernorAdam Torres
 • CaciqueJose Sierra Sr.
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
400+
Websiteysletadelsurpueblo.org

Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, also Tigua Pueblo, is a Native American Pueblo and federally recognized tribe in the Ysleta section of El Paso, Texas. Its members are Southern Tiwa people who had been displaced from Spanish New Mexico from 1680 to 1681 during the Pueblo Revolt against the Spaniards.

The people and language are called Tigua (pronounced tiwa). They have maintained a tribal identity and lands in Texas.[3] Spanish mostly replaced the indigenous language in the early 1900s, and today, English is increasingly gaining ground in the community. Today there are efforts to revive the indigenous language.[4]

They are one of three federally recognized tribes in Texas.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference council was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust Land, TX". 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ysleta del Sur Pueblo". Archived from the original on March 17, 2008. Retrieved March 9, 2008.
  4. ^ Wesley, Lashay (9 May 2016). "Tiguas revive language word by word". KDBC-TV. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Federally recognized tribes: Texas". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved 1 May 2022.