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SubtitleNavajo sculptor and activist (1953-2017)Diné (Navajo) sculptor and activist (1953-2017)
DescriptionPablita Abeyta (Diné name: Ta-Nez-Bah) (1953 – 2017) was a Native American (Navajo Nation) activist and sculptor born in Gallup, New Mexico, United States.Pablita Abeyta 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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