Superintendent Welcome

Welcome to our Santa Fe Indian School website. My name is Christie Abeyta, and I am your Superintendent. I am an SFIS alumnus from the villages of Santa Clara, Kewa, Ohkay Owingeh, and Isleta. My parents, grandparents, uncles, and aunts raised me in Santa Clara until I left to care for my grandparents in Kewa. My elders taught me to be kind, caring, and loving. Their core values are ingrained in me, and I draw on them in my leadership role. SFIS is a special place created to reflect our Pueblo communities and the Core Values our Tribal leaders want for us. We take our responsibility to prepare the next generation of leaders seriously. 

Our Mission and Vision sets the course for everything we do here. 

Vision Statement

SFIS is a sovereign educational community building upon its rich cultural legacy to be the leader in Native American Education. 

Mission Statement – The Ideal Graduate

SFIS graduates will understand the issues facing tribes in the Southwest and will be committed to maintaining Native American cultural values.  They will participate in the culture of their communities and will have the skills to pursue the education and careers that will benefit them, their families, and their people.  These skills will include: 

• Creative problem solving, using the analysis of complex problems, the synthesis of collected data, and the communication of clear solutions; 

• Critical, confident, independent and interdependent, life-long learning; 

• Working productively with all types of people and making good choices. 

Our Tribally Controlled School, owned and operated by the 19 Pueblos, is a blessing to our families and communities