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Native American Heritage Month: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo

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Native American Heritage Month: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo

Nov 24, 2022 1 min read EPCHS

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, the El Paso County Historical Society is posting past PASSWORD articles on Ysleta del Sur Pueblo.

"Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (YDSP) is one of three federally recognized Native American tribes, and the only Pueblo, in the State of Texas," according to Ysleta del Sur Pueblo website.

"Ysleta, Texas has been home to the Tigua people for over 300 years."

Below are some PASSWORD articles on their history with the region.

The Texas Two Step: The Incorporation and Dispossession of the Tigua of Ysleta Del Sur, 1848-1889

Tigua Indians and El Paso at the Texas State Centennial Exposition, Part I

Tigua Indians and El Paso at the Texas State Centennial exposition, Part II by Nicholas P. Houser

More on Ysleta del Sur Pueblo

Attachments

 Ysleta-del-Sur-Pueblo-PASSWORD-2009.pdf (PDF)  

 2004-49-4-pages-27-36.pdf (PDF)  

 2005-50-1-pages-31-39.pdf (PDF)  



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