Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Turns 50
WHEN THE DANCES BEGIN, the thump of the drums is like a heartbeat. Colorful beadwork flashes against black fabric and white moccasins as Acoma Pueblo’s Sky City Buffalo Ram Dancers toe the dirt in…
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Category: Native American Culture
Indigenous Visions of the Cosmos
IN DINÉ ARTIST MELISSA BENALY’S pictorial weaving, two figures in white space suits plant an unwavering red, white, and blue flag onto the vast lunar surface while Earth floats like a misty blue orb…
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Hard Truths in Quilts
SUSAN HUDSON, AN ARTIST AND lifelong quilter, wants you to know she is an activist. Quilting and fighting for social justice might not seem to readily go together, but in Quilted Survivance, a current…
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The Persistence of Memory
THE FIRST SUNRISE OF 2025 has yet to warm the buttresses of San Francisco de Asís church in Ranchos de Taos. Several dozen people shiver in its front courtyard. A few wear a hodgepodge of ceremonial…
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Weaving Stories at the Crownpoint Rug Auction
DELBERT AUTRY POINTS TO A potential buyer from the stage at the Crownpoint Navajo Rug Auction. A young man in the crowd just bid $1,200 for a dazzling three-by-five-foot Storm Pattern weaving, but…
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Faces of the Fair: Master Weaver Rowena Mora
J ICARILLA APACHE MASTER WEAVER Rowena Mora has crafted and sold more than 200 baskets during her 37 years in the art form. That includes a brightly striped storage basket purchased by the Smithsonian…
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Faces of the Fair: Rodeo Queen Kaitlyn Maria
K AITLYN MARIA TRAINED with her horse for just six months—yet still made history. The 20-year-old Belén electrician became one of the first Navajo women crowned New Mexico State Fair Rodeo Queen by…
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A Jemez Pueblo Victory
I N 2012, Jemez Pueblo tribal and religious leadership filed a lawsuit to reclaim the Valles Caldera as their aboriginal and most sacred lands. In October 2024, a settlement between the National Park…
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Meet Gary Farmer: The Independent Voice
F OR 50 YEARS, Gary Farmer (Cayuga from the Six Nations of the Grand River) has delivered performances infused with humor, depth, and authenticity, making him one of the film industry’s most beloved…
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Meet Jojo Jackson: The One to Watch
R EZ LIFE BECOMES art for 21-year-old Jojo Jackson, star of the new Netflix hit Rez Ball. Based on a true story, the film follows a Diné high school basketball team vying for a New Mexico state…
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