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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Tag: Indigenous Culture
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 Ashley Browning: The Producer
A SHLEY BROWNING (Pojoaque/Santa Clara Pueblo) got her start as a film and digital media student at the University of New Mexico, working on a documentary project for the United States Forest Service…
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Star Wars Meets Indigenous Art
A DINÉ WOMAN wields a lightsaber on a black and turquoise T-shirt by Reclaim Designs. She is powerful, elegant, and a little intimidating, not unlike the Indigenous matriarchs she represents. Another…
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Native Lab Amplifies Indigenous Voices
“I ALWAYS LIKE to say that clay is really my family’s way of storytelling,” says Charine Pilar Gonzales. The Santa Fe–based filmmaker and screenwriter, who comes from six generations of San Ildefonso…
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Blue Corn State of Mind
A LATE SUMMER SATURDAY MORNING at the Santa Fe Farmers’ Market is an olfactory experience. There’s the unmistakable aroma of green chiles roasting over open flame, herbaceous notes from marigold…
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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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The Fechin House Builds on Its Past
FOR THOSE WHO spend a fair amount of time in northern New Mexico, entering the historic Fechin House in Taos brings a sense of welcome familiarity. The home of the Taos Art Museum is known as an…
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Barelas Is for the Gente
A CALICO CAT LOUNGES ON THE PATIO in front of La Mexicana Tortilla Co. Cleo and her two cohorts are street cats in their golden years that the crew of the historic Albuquerque establishment treat with…
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Explore Indian Market and Beyond
THE SANTA FE PLAZA can hardly contain it all. Featuring over 1,000 artists from more than 200 tribes, the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts Santa Fe Indian Market bursts at the seams with…
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