BIA Southwest Region

Welcome to the Indian Social Services Training Center and Center for Excellence training materials.


BIA Southwest Region - Federally Recognized Tribes

BIA Southwest Region - Human Services Staff

Sandra S. McCook, Regional Social Worker, Southwest Regional Office, Division of Human Services
Office: (505) 563-3520
Cell: (505) 366-3888
Email: sandra.mccook@bia.gov

Vacant, IIM Social Worker, Southwest Regional Office, Division of Human Services

Michelle J. Tacheene, Child Welfare Social Worker, Southwest Regional Office, Division of Human Services
Office: (505) 563-3523
Cell: (505) 318-9680
Email: michelle.tacheene@bia.gov

Vacant, Program Assistant, Southwest Regional Office, Division of Human Services
Office: (505) 563-3522

NPA – Jesse Davila, MSW – Social Worker, Northern Pueblos Agency, Branch of Social Services
Office: (505) 753-1436
Cell: (505) 927-2675
Email: jesse.davila@bia.gov

SPA – Faith Felipe, Supervisory Social Worker, Southern Pueblos Agency, Branch of Social Services
Office: (505) 563-3749
Cell: (505) 228-6479
Email: faith.felipe@bia.gov

Claudina Anzara, Social Services Representative, Southern Pueblos Agency, Branch of Social Services
Office: (505) 563-3743
Cell: (505) 280-7374
Email: claudina.anzara@bia.gov

BIA Southwest Region - Emergency Contact & Hotlines

NM Adult Protective Services: 1-866-654-3219
NM CYFD Statewide Central Intake: 1-855-333-7233 or #SAFE (from your cell phone)
BIA National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-633-5155
BIA Law Enforcement – Northern Pueblos Agency: (505) 455-2295 (Pojoaque Tribal Dispatch)
BIA Law Enforcement – Southern Pueblos Agency: (505) 346-2868 or (505) 346-2869
NM Crisis and Access Line: 1-855-NMCRISIS (662-7474) or 988
NM Peer-to-Peer Warm Line – Emotional Support: 1-855-466-7100

Southwest Region Image Gallery

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Agency Partnering Organizations

Northern Pueblos:

Tewa Roots Society
Circles of Life
Peacekeepers
Tewa Women United
Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council, Inc.
Las Cumbres de Norte

Southern Pueblos:

Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos, Inc.
PB&J Family Services
Indian Health Service – Behavioral Health/Pharmacy/Out-Patient Clinic/Optometry First Nations Community Healthsource
Native American Community Academy (NACA)

Regional Opportunities

Navajo Nation Fairs

Mescalero Apache Annual Events:
Feast Day: July 4

Jicarilla Apache Nation Annual Events:
Little Beaver Roundup: July 2023

Southern Ute Events:
Sun Dance: June 24, 2023

Ute Mountain Ute Events:
Bear Dance: Annually

Northern Pueblos Agency:
Quarterly Multi-disciplinary Team Meetings (MDT): March, June, September, December Monthly Building Bridges Meetings: Hosted at Northern Pueblos Agency
Nambe Pueblo Monthly Child Protection Team (CPT) Meeting

Southern Pueblos Agency:
Monthly Child Protection Team (CPT) Meetings
Southern Pueblos Council Meetings


Upcoming Southwest Social Services Training


 

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