Pablita Abeyta
Diné (Navajo) sculptor and activist
- Born
- 20 July 1953, Gallup
- Died
- 31 January 2017, aged 63
Pablita Abeyta (July 20, 1953 – January 31, 2017) was a Navajo activist and sculptor born in Gallup, New Mexico, United States. She is the eldest daughter of Sylvia Ann (Shipley) Abeyta and artist Narciso Abeyta. She was named for her grandmother and her name Navajo name translates to "One Who Completes a Circle." Her family was originally from the Cañoncito Band of the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico, located west of Albuquerque. In 2000 the reservation decided to change its name to To'Hajiilee.
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