The Mother Road’s Indigenous History
THEY CALLED THE ROAD “MOTHER.” But mothers, I’ve learned, are complicated. They bring us from one world into another, they guide us, and they thrust us into the future, even when it’s uncertain. IN…
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Category: Native American Culture
NAGPRA Reshapes New Mexico Museums
AMENDED IN 2024 BY THEN Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland (Laguna), the 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) mandates a 2029 deadline for museums and federal…
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From Earth to Acoma’s Sky City
MARIA “LILLY” SALVADOR would know the red cheeks of her late mother’s face pots anywhere. She recognized Frances Torivio’s figurative pieces at the Museum of International Folk Art as soon as she saw…
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In the Round with Josiah Enriquez
O VER THE LOUDSPEAKER, you hear the announcer introduce the next performer seconds before the first drumbeat resonates across the dance circle and into the crowd, which is gathered to watch three-time…
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Thomas Zunie Leads Zuni Trail Stewardship
W HEN PUEBLO OF ZUNI members decided to establish a trail system, they began with what already existed, reshaping roads into trails and adding links to different parts of the community or the…
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Cultural Gems Across New Mexico
FOR NEW MEXICO STATE historian Rob Martínez, the Land of Enchantment is a place where the past animates the present and culture thrives. The Albuquerque native and former high school teacher’s family…
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Full Sail in Shiprock
SHIPROCK HAS BECOME one of the most recognizable places in the Southwest. Dozens of movies and TV shows have filmed scenes before the dramatic 7,178-foot peak that rises sharply from the desert floor…
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Voices of Chaco: Cheyenne Antonio
C HEYENNE ANTONIO works as an energy organizer for nonprofit Diné C.A.R.E. (Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment). Her family is from Pueblo Pintado, about a dozen miles east of Chaco. Her job…
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Ancient Roads of Chaco Canyon
ROADS SPIDERWEB ACROSS the landscape surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park, often constructed in remarkably straight lines that are maintained over cliffs and canyon rims. Unlike “roads”…
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Reclaiming the Survival Field Guide
MAYBE YOU’VE SEEN classic army field manuals at military surplus stores or kept one close while you served. Or perhaps you dusted one off while browsing through a veteran relative’s things, intrigued…
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