Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council

The Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council is an organization representing eight Pueblo communities in northern New Mexico, working to support their shared interests, sovereignty, and wellbeing. The member pueblos include Ohkay Owingeh, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Nambé, Pojoaque, Tesuque, Picuris, and Taos, each a sovereign tribal nation with its own government, traditions, and culture.

The council serves as a vehicle for collaboration among the northern pueblos, allowing them to address common concerns, pool resources, and advocate collectively on issues affecting their communities. Through joint efforts, the member pueblos can pursue programs and initiatives in areas such as economic development, health, education, social services, and the protection of cultural and natural resources.

Historically, the council has administered programs and services that benefit the member communities, helping to deliver resources and support across the eight pueblos. By working together, the pueblos can achieve outcomes that might be more difficult for individual communities to accomplish alone, while still maintaining their distinct identities and sovereignty.

The council also plays a role in promoting and preserving Pueblo culture and heritage. The northern pueblos are home to rich artistic, linguistic, and cultural traditions, and collaborative efforts can help support the continuation of these traditions and the sharing of Pueblo culture with the broader public when the communities choose to do so.

Representing communities with deep roots in northern New Mexico, the Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council reflects the value of intertribal cooperation in advancing shared goals. By bringing together eight sovereign nations around common interests, the council works to strengthen the member pueblos and to advance their collective wellbeing, self-determination, and cultural continuity within the region they have inhabited for centuries.