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Sierra Blanca in Winter
Peter Hurd

     
     
     
"Navajos in a Canyon"
Maynard Dixon

     
"Oquwa - Rain God"
J.D. Roybal
(San Ildefonso Pueblo Feast Day Dance Procession)

     
"Plunder from Sonora"
Howard Terpning

     

There are three tribes that call parts of New Mexico home -

the Navajo, the Pueblo, and the Apache.  The map above shows
where their various reservations are located.
We're just trying to give you a hint of the rich culture and
heritage our tribes in the area bring to the tri-cultural mix
 that characterizes New Mexico.  Today the tribes are much changed
from what they were fifty or a hundred years ago, and yet they still
retain much that is Indian, in the deepest sense.
Visiting their respective "country" is probably the
best way to learn more if you're really interested.
Be open, be polite, and leave the cameras in the car
until you understand the rules (it varies).

     
     
Above - Monument Valley, the location for numerous western films over the years,
today a Navajo Nation Tribal Park extending over a swath of
 southern Utah
and northern Aizona.  The Navajos in New Mexico are
located in the northwest region, on that part of the "Big Rez"
which extends into Arizona and Utah, as well as on small
"island" reservations (Alamo, Ramah, Tohajilee, and Pine Hill)
 in western New Mexico.

     
"The Blanket Weaver - Navajo"
Edward S. Curtis


     
     
     
     
     
White Buffalo Dancers at the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center
in Albuquerque, on 12th Street, just north off I-40.
Exhibits, dances and other activities, excellent restaurant serving
 traditional Pueblo fare and New Mexico favorites.
Dances are held, at various Pueblos and at various times,
throughout the year.  They're well-worth the time and
trouble to go see them.  Schedules are available on the web.

     
"A Load of Fuel - Zuni"
Edward S. Curtis

     
     
     
     
     
     
Above - The Inn of the Mountain Gods on the
Mescalero Apache Reservation in south-central New Mexico.
There's a casino, hotel, golf course, ski area, racetrack, and more.
Gorgeous country, with the nearby resort town of Ruidoso
 only
minutes away.

     
"The Storm - Apache"
Edward S. Curtis

     
"Geronimo - Apache"
Edward S. Curtis

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
The Alamo Navajo Reservation

The closest Indian reservation to Magdalena is The Alamo Band
of the Navajo Indians, about a half-hour drive to the northwest.
The 5 minute video below is the opening third of a 15-minte program
produced for the tribe to aid in teacher and heath care worker recruitment.
This section explains some of their history,
 and
who they are as a people.

     
     
     
 
     
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