The heart of Tewa Women United’s work is ending violence against Native women, girls, and our Earth Mother by cultivating a Culture of Peace. As Indigenous women, we are the carriers of cultural, spiritual, ancestral, and physical lifeways, passed on through generations.

Located in the ancestral Tewa homelands of Northern New Mexico, Tewa Women United is a multicultural and multiracial organization founded and led by Native women.

Corrine Oqua Pi Povi Sanchez, PhD, of San Ildefonso Pueblo is Tewa Women United’s Executive Director. She is currently on sabbatical until July 2025. Dr. Sanchez holds a doctorate in Justice Studies from Arizona State University.

TWU is the only independent Native women’s non-profit organization providing direct services, advocacy, and prevention services within the original boundaries of our Tewa homelands in what is now the Pojoaque-Española Valley of northern New Mexico.

2024年11月1日 · Our guiding value at Tewa Women United is to grow beloved families and communities that honor Nung Ochuu Quiyo, the source of all our lives. No matter which political party is in “power” at the end of this election, our commitment to this value remains steadfast.

2024年11月18日 · The Native-led nonprofit organization Tewa Women United (TWU), based in Española, New Mexico, has released two independent scientific technical reports assessing the implications and adherence to regulations concerning Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL) proposal to release tritium into the open atmosphere from four Flanged Tritium Waste ...

Engage in dialogue and activism on nuclear abolition, human rights, and the rights of Nung Ochuu Quiyo, Our Earth Mother, while integrating Tewa values and spirit-rooted environmental justice advocacy, policy change, and community education

Our three movement areas/programs interweave our Opide “Braiding” Theory of practice to action on the individual, organizational, and community levels. In each movement area/program, we engage in partnerships to build community engagement and leverage our Tribal voices, recognizing the interconnections between environmental, reproductive, and social justice …

As a Native Women-led community-based organization, TWU addresses the challenges of reproductive health and justice for Indigenous women. We believe that every person has the right to a birthing experience that promotes autonomy, dignity, respect, and empowerment for parent, child, and family.

To understand how to navigate the challenges all of us face, it is critical to center and raise Indigenous voices, in particular the voices of our women. As Pueblo/Tewa women, our source of strength has always been our connection to land, spirituality, and culture.