Native American leader Joe A.
FILE - Joe A. Garcia, governor of northern New Mexico's Ohkay Owingeh pueblo, president of the National Congress of American Indians in Washington, D.C., and the chairman of the All Indian Pueblo Council, stands in front of a mural at the All Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M., Friday, Aug., 11, 2006. Garcia's family says he has died on Thursday, May 11, at age 70. Based in New Mexico, he was an advocate for tribal sovereignty.
Garcia was a former two-time president of the the National Congress of American Indians, which describes itself as the oldest and largest organization of American Indian and Alaska Native governments. He previously served three terms as governor of the Ohkay Owingeh, a federally designated tribe of pueblo people in New Mexico. Garcia was currently the tribe's head councilman.
“Beyond his role as a leader, Joe Garcia was a mentor, a visionary, and a compassionate soul who touched the lives of many. He leaves a profound legacy of service, leadership, and cultural preservation,” Sharp added. He also had been a vice president of the Board of Trustees of the Santa Fe Indian School, which serves about 700 Native American middle and high school students.“His work in Indian Country will not be forgotten," wrote Robyn Aguilar, president of the school's board of trustees."I am truly thankful to have had a mentor who was courageous in his conviction to protect Sovereign lands and the rights of Indian children.
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