Bill Text: TX HR159 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the dedication of the Nestora Granillo Piarote statue at the Tigua Indian Cultural Center in El Paso.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-17 - Reported enrolled [HR159 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR159-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 159 |
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WHEREAS, A statue of Nestora Granillo Piarote of the Tigua | ||
tribe was unveiled during a ceremony at the Tigua Indian Cultural | ||
Center in El Paso on July 16, 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in 1849 and raised in the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, | ||
Nestora Granillo Piarote was a celebrated potter and a native | ||
speaker of the Tiwa language; by the time of her passing in 1918, | ||
she had become a highly respected figure in the Tigua community, and | ||
today, hundreds of members of the tribe are counted among her | ||
descendants; and | ||
WHEREAS, Created by local sculptor Julio Sanchez de Alba, the | ||
bronze of this venerated matriarch is 12 feet tall and weighs one | ||
and a half tons, and it is mounted atop a seven-foot base; in | ||
addition to honoring the memory of its subject, the artwork also | ||
pays tribute to all tribal women; and | ||
WHEREAS, The statue is the latest addition to the Ysleta Del | ||
Sur Pueblo's Tigua Indian Cultural Center, which provides an | ||
introduction to the tribe's five centuries of history in the El Paso | ||
region through exhibits and artifacts; it regularly hosts Native | ||
American dances and bread-baking demonstrations, and its gift shop | ||
features a variety of authentic Tigua pottery, jewelry, and | ||
clothing; and | ||
WHEREAS, This striking new sculpture is an impressive | ||
contribution to the cultural legacy of Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, and | ||
all those associated with its creation and installation may take | ||
pride in a job well done; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the dedication | ||
of the statue of Nestora Granillo Piarote at the Tigua Indian | ||
Cultural Center and extend to the center's staff sincere best | ||
wishes for continued success in their important work; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the Tigua Indian Cultural Center as an expression of | ||
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
González of El Paso | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 159 was adopted by the House on August | ||
15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||