His mother, Maria Lucaria Gutierrez, was a member of the Tewa Badger clan (her Tewa name was P'oo kwi tsaawaa).
hɪz mˈʌðɚ, mɚɹˈiːə luːkˈɛɹiə ɡuːtjˈɛɹɛz, wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə tˈuːə bˈædʒɚ klˈæn hɜː tˈuːə nˈeɪm wʌz pˈiːˈuː kwˈaɪ tsˈɑːwɑː.