Indigenous Governance Database

Rebuilding The Tigua Nation

Rebuilding The Tigua Nation, youth dancing in traditional dress
Rebuilding The Tigua Nation
Producer
Patricia Riggs
Year

The Tigua Indians of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo in Ysleta, Texas produced this 16-minute film in 2013 to demonstrate how a Native American tribe can work hard with business skills and tribal customs to shape a prosperous future through education for all levels of the Tigua Nation.

capable governing institutions
cultural match
custom and tradition
economic diversification
federal recognition
gaming
Honoring Nations
nation rebuilding
Rebuilding Native Nations
sovereignty
strategic development
traditional governance systems
Native Nations
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
Topics
Constitutions
Cultural Affairs
Economic and Community Development
Governance
Laws and Codes
Leadership
Small Business
Useful Links
Honoring Nations
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
Citation

Riggs, Patricia. "Rebuilding The Tigua Nation." Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (funding provided by the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development's Honoring Nations program). February 27, 2013. Video. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeolxGMrl0Q&feature=youtu.be, accessed October 16, 2013)