Percy Tsisete Sandy
Percy Tsisete Sandy, (born 1918) was a Zuni people, Zuni artist. His native name was Kai-Sa (Red Moon); he is also known as Percy Sandy Tsisete. His paintings were signed with the name ''Kai-Sa''. Biography Kai-Sa was born on the Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, Zuni Pueblo in Northern New Mexico. He began painting in his youth while attending Zuni Day School. Later he enrolled in art programs in Albuquerque, and at the Sherman Institute in Riverside, California, and the Santa Fe Indian School in Santa Fe. He married Peggy Mirabel. The two moved to Taos as Mirabel was from Taos Pueblo. They had three sons and a daughter. After moving to Taos, Kai-Sa met Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Helene Wurlitzer, a philanthropist who supported the work of numerous artists in New Mexico. After having his family over for dinner, she made a commitment to fund his art practice by establishing a credit account for him at a local art supply store. In 1955 he received a fellowship grant from Wurlitzer's fou ...
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Zuni Pueblo
Zuni Pueblo (also Zuñi Pueblo, Zuni: ''Halona Idiwan’a'' meaning ‘Middle Place’) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 6,302 as of the 2010 Census. It is inhabited largely by members of the Zuni people (''A:shiwi''). The first contact with Spaniards occurred in 1539 in the ancient village of Hawikku when Esteban, an Arab/Berber of Moroccan origin, entered Zuni territory seeking the fabled "Seven Cities of Cibola" and when Marco da Nizza, an Italian franciscan, reached Zuni Pueblo and called it ''Cibola''. It is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.Trail of the Ancients.
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Geography

Zuni Pueblo is located at (35.069327, -108.84671 ...
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