Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Inc

TO PRESERVE, PERPETUATE, AND PRESENT WITH DIGNITY THE CULTURE, HISTORY, AND TRADITIONS OF THE PUEBLO PEOPLE OF NEW MEXICO.

CULTURAL EDUCATION AND TOURS; INDIAN PUEBLO KITCHEN & CATERING THE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER (IPCC) HAS WORKED TO DEVELOP ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO SHARE THE COMPLEX POLITICAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE PUEBLO PEOPLE WITH OUR GUESTS. WHETHER ON A GUIDED TOUR OR EXPLORING IPCC ON THEIR OWN, GUESTS CAN MOVE THROUGHOUT OUR FACILITY AND FEEL OUR PUEBLO PERSPECTIVE ON HISTORICAL EVENTS, LEARN TRADITIONAL CONCEPTS, AND/OR DRAW CRITICAL CONNECTIONS TO THE PUEBLO CORE VALUES, WHICH DEVELOPS AND PROMOTES MUTUAL RESPECT ACROSS CULTURES. IPCC HAS WORKED TO CREATE A PUEBLO CURRICULUM (K-12) WHICH ALIGNS WITH NEW MEXICO EDUCATION STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS TO PROVIDE NM EDUCATORS OVER 100 UNIT PLANS THEY CAN USE TO INCORPORATE THE PUEBLO STORY AND PERSPECTIVE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM ALSO HOSTS TOUR GROUPS WITH AGE SPECIFIC TOURS AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THEIR EXPERIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING OF PUEBLO CULTURE. OUR LEARNING GARDEN, ENTITLED RESILIENCE GARDEN, SHARES THE STORY OF PUEBLO AGRICULTURE FROM PRE-CONTACT THROUGH TODAY'S FARM TO TABLE MOVEMENT. IPCC ALSO PROVIDES GUESTS WITH TRADITIONAL PUEBLO DANCE EXPERIENCES WHICH IS AN ESSENTIAL WAY OF LIFE IN PUEBLO CULTURE. THIS EXPERIENCE SHOWCASES THE IMPORTANCE OF SONG AND DANCE FROM VARIOUS PUEBLO COMMUNITIES AND IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR PROGRAMS AT THE CENTER. IPCC IS WORKING TO INCORPORATE A CLASSROOM INTO THE INDIAN PUEBLO KITCHEN TO CREATE A TEACHING KITCHEN FOR INDIGENOUS CHEFS AND A RESILIENCE GARDEN TO BE USED FOR TRAINING SMALL FOOD PRODUCERS THE INDIGENOUS METHODS OF GROWING PRODUCE THAT SUPPORTS FOOD SOVEREIGNTY. THIS ADDITION WILL ALLOW AN EXPANSION OF PROGRAM SERVICES TO INDIGENOUS CULINARY PROFESSIONALS AND INDIGENOUS FARMERS LOOKING TO UTILIZE THE IPCC AS A RESOURCE. IPCC IS A WORLD-CLASS FACILITY IN EDUCATING VISITORS ABOUT THE LEGACY OF RESILIENCE, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND LIVING HISTORY OF THE PUEBLO PEOPLE AND SERVES AS A VIBRANT PLACE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL CULTURES TO SHARE, LEARN AND DISCOVER.

EXHIBITS & AFFILIATED PROGRAMS THROUGH OUR ROTATING AND PERMANENT MUSEUM EXHIBITS AND CULTURAL SHARING ACTIVITIES, THE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER (IPCC) CREATES EXPERIENCES FOR OUR GUESTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CONTRIBUTIONS, STRUGGLES, ACHIEVEMENTS, AND OUR UNIQUE BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS, TRADITIONS, AND WAYS OF LIFE AS PUEBLO PEOPLE. WE STRIVE TO CREATE MEANINGFUL EXHIBITS, LECTURES, AND DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT FOCUSES ON HUMAN EXPERIENCE. THIS IS DONE BY SHARING STORIES, HEARING THE MULTIPLE AND DISTINCTIVE PUEBLO LANGUAGES, SHOWCASING ART, AND HIGHLIGHTING CULTURAL OBJECTS IN A MANNER THAT ACCURATELY REPRESENTS WHO WE ARE AS PUEBLO PEOPLE. BY CREATING EXHIBITS THAT ARE INTERACTIVE AND ENCOURAGING GUESTS TO LEARN AND DISCOVER WE FEEL THAT WE CAN CONNECT THE VALUES OF THE PAST WITH COMMUNITIES OF TODAY.

COMMUNITY PROGRAM SERVICES THE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER HAS BEEN GRANTED SEVERAL FEDERAL, STATE, AND PRIVATE AWARDS TO SUPPLEMENT THE PROGRAM EFFORTS OF THE CENTER. THE GRANT AWARDS RANGE FROM OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, EQUIPMENT UPGRADES, TO CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OUR FUTURE INDIAN PUEBLO OPPORTUNITY CENTER. IPCC MUST COMPLY WITH SPECIFIC GRANT FUNCTIONS AND DELIVERABLES TO ADHERE TO THE AWARD REQUIREMENTS. IPCC HAS THOROUGHLY MANAGED ALL GRANT AWARDS RECEIVED AND REPORTS TO ALL GRANTORS ON THE STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE AWARDS. SEVERAL AWARDS THAT ARE CURRENTLY MANAGED BY IPCC ARE RELATED TO EQUIPPING THE OPPORTUNITY CENTER ALONG WITH PROVIDING PUEBLO COMMUNITIES WITH DISINFECTING AND CLEANING SUPPLIES AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.