Biography
Abigail Pino (She/Her), is an enrolled member of Kawaika (Pueblo of Laguna), one of the 19 Pueblo sovereign nations in New Mexico located 45 miles west of Albuquerque. She joined the Center in January 2024 as the Family Spirit Program Administrative Coordinator and supports the operations across multiple community-centered projects including Family Spirit LEGO, Family Spirit Training, and other interconnected projects at the Albuquerque office.
This position involves the management of internal and external communication systems, organizing large-scale events/travel planning and preparation ofmaterials for national and global distribution. Abigail’s professional career has centered on multimedia journalism and higher education teaching focusing primarily on Indigenous activism, storytelling, and community resilience. Her most recent work has been featured in the LANDBACK Magazine, Issue 2 published in 2023 by NDN Collective, and the Kukadze’eta Community Newspaper, Vol. 27 published in 2024. Abigail holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Cottey College and a Master of Arts in Communication from Eastern New Mexico University.