Anthony Lovato is a Living Treasure
JEWELER ANTHONY LOVATO DRAWS CREATIVE INSPIRATION from his rich family history of potters, basket weavers, and silversmiths. The fifth-generation Santo Domingo (Kewa) artist specializes in tufa…
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Category: Originals
Joshua Toddy Gets Back to His Roots
AT AROUND 6 A.M., JOSHUA TODDY (DINÉ) WAKES UP, grabs his jacket, and steps outside to release 25 chickens from their coop onto his one-acre homestead in Nahodishgish, near Crownpoint. He grows…
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Moving Forward
DUSTIN BERG GREW UP HIKING, HUNTING, CAMPING, AND SKIING throughout New Mexico. After a 2003 motorcycle accident left him paralyzed from the waist down, everything in his life changed—except for his…
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The Man Behind The Dukes Logo
A DELIGHTED GRIN BREAKS OVER DICK MOOT'S FACE when he spies my Albuquerque Dukes baseball hat. The Spanish conquistador logo, which he hastily designed in 1972—after a newspaper contest to name what…
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Native Speaker
DURING TIMES OF SOCIAL DISRUPTION, POETS THRIVE. Their ethereal language unravels the incomprehensible and weaves it into something more of us can understand. It was during such a time, in 2019, that…
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The Auntie Way
ENCHANTING IN A RUG-PRINT DRESS and Marco Arviso statement earrings, Nasheen Sleuth adiates warmth. When we meet, I immediately feel a pull of kinship to the Albuquerque actress and social media…
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Record Keeper
KENNETH BROAD HELPS SAFEGUARD one of the most important legacies in rock ’n’ roll. As owner of the Norman Petty Recording Studios on Seventh Street in Clovis, Broad celebrates the producer and his…
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A Mighty Sound
A BAG OF FRIED CHICKEN GIZZARDS BOUGHT WITH COINS plucked from a gutter, some relatives to play games with, and a meetup with his wandering, alcoholic mother at the end of the day. Those were the keys…
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Culture Hero
Above: Lee Francis IV drawson his Laguna Pueblo heritage and doctorate in educational leadership. Illustration by Dale DeForest. LEE FRANCIS IV GREW UP PICKING COMIC BOOKS off the spinner racks at…
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Holy Mole!
IT'S HARD TO TELL who’s having more fun at Santa Fe’s renowned restaurant Sazón—diners savoring the unique blend of traditional and contemporary Mexican cuisine or celebrated chef and owner Fernando…
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