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New Mexico History in 10 Minutes - Lamy, New Mexico Catholicism and Jesuits! - episode 57
New Mexico State Historian Rob Martinez discusses Bishop Lamy's attempts to rebuild Catholicism in New Mexico, Padre Martinez passes away, and the coming of the Jesuits. -
Let's Talk About Historic Taos : Ted Egri
Taos Modernist artist and activist Ted Egri (1913-2010) discusses his life and work. -
New Mexico History in 10 Minutes - Lamy and Martinez! - episode 56
New Mexico State Historian Rob Martinez discusses Bishop Lamy and Padre Martinez going at it over tithing and Catholicism in 1850s New Mexico. -
New Mexico History in 10 Minutes - Bishop Lamy and Padre Martinez! - episode 55
New Mexico State Historian Rob Martinez discusses Bishop Lamy and Padre Martinez's battle over the soul of Catholic New Mexico. -
New Mexico History in 10 Minutes - On the road to Mora and Las Vegas, NM! - episode 49
New Mexico State Historian Rob Martinez discusses the history of the Mora Valley and Las Vegas, NM. -
New Mexico History in 10 Minutes - Padre Martinez of Taos!- episode 47
New Mexico State Historian Rob Martinez discusses Padre Martinez of Taos, the man who lived through three periods of New Mexico history. -
Let's Talk About Historic Taos : George Chacon
George Chacon (1954-2017), poet and muralist, discusses his life and work. -
New Mexico History in 10 Minutes - The Santa Fe Trail and the 1837 Revolt! - episode 46
New Mexico State Historian Rob Martinez discusses the opening of the Santa Fe Trail and a revolt against a Mexican governor in 1837. -
New Mexico History in 10 Minutes - On the Road to Chimayo! - episode 41
New Mexico State Historian Rob Martinez discusses Santuario de Chimayo and changes in the Catholic Church changes early 1800s. -
New Mexico History in 10 Minutes - The Abiquiu Witches of 1760! - episode 36
New Mexico State Historian Rob Martinez discusses the Abiquiu witchcraft and sorcery outbreak of 1760. -
New Mexico History in 10 Minutes - New Mexico Witches! Brujería y Hechizería! - episode 35
New Mexico State Historian Rob Martinez discusses the history of witchcraft in New Mexico, stemming from the 1600 and 1700s. -
New Mexico History in 10 Minutes - War in New Mexico and Genízaros! - episode 32
New Mexico State Historian Rob Martinez discusses New Mexico in a state of war in the 1700s and the arrival of the Genízaros. -
New Mexico History in 10 Minutes - On the Road to Las Trampas - episode 29
New Mexico State Historian Rob Martinez discusses what life was like in Las Trampas, New Mexico in the 1700s. -
Let's Talk About Historic Taos : Art Bachrach
Art Bachrach, owner of the Moby Dickens bookshop in Taos and author of D.H. Lawrence in New Mexico ... (2006), talks about D.H. Lawrence. -
Manitos Placemats - Periodista
By publishing news, poetry, fiction, letters, recipes, and essays, the periodistas, or Spanish language journalists, created a print culture that celebrated Manito cultural heritage and helped to form their unique Indo-Hispano cultural identity. This began right around the time that New Mexico was becoming a US territory in 1848 amid a major influx of Anglo settlers who distained the native culture. For more than a century the Spanish language press was a rallying point of the resistance to forced assimilation. Before public education was instituted in the region many children were taught to read by their parents using Spanish language periodicals. This downloadable placemat is one of a series created by the Manitos Community Memory Project in conjunction with a series of posters entitled Manitos Personas. The posters and placemats honor community members serving in traditional roles who help preserve cultural heritage and promote community cohesion. The original idea for the placemats was to distribute them to local restaurants to help educate and inform children about their Manito heritage. When COVID-19 struck, restaurants closed and students began learning from home. The placemats were delivered to school sites where they were sent home with distributions of food and other educational materials and supplies. It turned out that adults also enjoyed the activities, so distributions were also made at several senior centers. The idea for the placemats was inspired by Dr. Patricia Trujillo. They were produced by Project Director, Dr. Estevan Rael-Galvez and two graphic design interns from the Department of Media Arts & Technology Cultural Technology Program, Lily Padilla and Natasha Vasquez. -
Manitos Placemats - Maestro
This downloadable placemat honoring maestros--teachers--is one of a series created by the Manitos Community Memory Project in conjunction with a series of posters entitled Manitos Personas. The posters and placemats honor community members serving in traditional roles who help preserve cultural heritage and promote community cohesion. The original idea for the placemats was to distribute them to local restaurants to help educate and inform children about their Manito heritage. When COVID-19 struck, restaurants closed and students began learning from home. The placemats were delivered to school sites where they were sent home with distributions of food and other educational materials and supplies. It turned out that adults also enjoyed the activities, so distributions were also made at several senior centers. The idea for the placemats was inspired by Dr. Patricia Trujillo. They were produced by Project Director, Dr. Estevan Rael-Galvez and two graphic design interns from the Department of Media Arts & Technology Cultural Technology Program, Lily Padilla and Natasha Vasquez. -
Manitos Placemats - Curandera
This downloadable placemat honoring curanderas--traditional healers--is one of a series created by the Manitos Community Memory Project in conjunction with a series of posters entitled Manitos Personas. The posters and placemats honor community members serving in traditional roles who help preserve cultural heritage and promote community cohesion. The original idea for the placemats was to distribute them to local restaurants to help educate and inform children about their Manito heritage. When COVID-19 struck, restaurants closed and students began learning from home. The placemats were delivered to school sites where they were sent home with distributions of food and other educational materials and supplies. It turned out that adults also enjoyed the activities, so distributions were also made at several senior centers. The idea for the placemats was inspired by Dr. Patricia Trujillo. They were produced by Project Director, Dr. Estevan Rael-Galvez and two graphic design interns from the Department of Media Arts & Technology Cultural Technology Program, Lily Padilla and Natasha Vasquez. -
Manitos Placemats - Mayordoma
This downloadable placemat honors the mayordomo, or in this case the mayordoma, in Indo-Hispano communities the person who manages the acequia irrigation system on behalf of a village or valley. This placemat is one of a series created by the Manitos Community Memory Project in conjunction with a series of posters entitled Manitos Personas. The posters and placemats honor community members serving in traditional roles who help preserve cultural heritage and promote community cohesion. The original idea for the placemats was to distribute them to local restaurants to help educate and inform children about their Manito heritage. When COVID-19 struck, restaurants closed and students began learning from home. The placemats were delivered to school sites where they were sent home with distributions of food and other educational materials and supplies. It turned out that adults also enjoyed the activities, so distributions were also made at several senior centers. The idea for the placemats was inspired by Dr. Patricia Trujillo. They were produced by Project Director, Dr. Estevan Rael-Galvez and two graphic design interns from the Department of Media Arts & Technology Cultural Technology Program, Lily Padilla and Natasha Vasquez. -
Manitos Placemats - Abuelos
This downloadable placemat honors the abuelos, grandparents. It is one of a series created by the Manitos Community Memory Project in conjunction with a series of posters entitled Manitos Personas. The posters and placemats honor community members serving in traditional roles who help preserve cultural heritage and promote community cohesion. The original idea for the placemats was to distribute them to local restaurants to help educate and inform children about their Manito heritage. When COVID-19 struck, restaurants closed and students began learning from home. The placemats were delivered to school sites where they were sent home with distributions of food and other educational materials and supplies. It turned out that adults also enjoyed the activities, so distributions were also made at several senior centers. The idea for the placemats was inspired by Dr. Patricia Trujillo. They were produced by Project Director, Dr. Estevan Rael-Galvez and two graphic design interns from the Department of Media Arts & Technology Cultural Technology Program, Lily Padilla and Natasha Vasquez. -
Manitos Placemats - Storyteller II
This downloadable placemat honors storytellers. It is one of a series created by the Manitos Community Memory Project in conjunction with a series of posters entitled Manitos Personas. The posters and placemats honor community members serving in traditional roles who help preserve cultural heritage and promote community cohesion. The original idea for the placemats was to distribute them to local restaurants to help educate and inform children about their Manito heritage. When COVID-19 struck, restaurants closed and students began learning from home. The placemats were delivered to school sites where they were sent home with distributions of food and other educational materials and supplies. It turned out that adults also enjoyed the activities, so distributions were also made at several senior centers. The idea for the placemats was inspired by Dr. Patricia Trujillo. They were produced by Project Director, Dr. Estevan Rael-Galvez and two graphic design interns from the Department of Media Arts & Technology Cultural Technology Program, Lily Padilla and Natasha Vasquez. -
Manitos Placemats - Storyteller
This downloadable placemat honors the storytellers. It is one of a series created by the Manitos Community Memory Project in conjunction with a series of posters entitled Manitos Personas. The posters and placemats honor community members serving in traditional roles who help preserve cultural heritage and promote community cohesion. The original idea for the placemats was to distribute them to local restaurants to help educate and inform children about their Manito heritage. When COVID-19 struck, restaurants closed and students began learning from home. The placemats were delivered to school sites where they were sent home with distributions of food and other educational materials and supplies. It turned out that adults also enjoyed the activities, so distributions were also made at several senior centers. The idea for the placemats was inspired by Dr. Patricia Trujillo. They were produced by Project Director, Dr. Estevan Rael-Galvez and two graphic design interns from the Department of Media Arts & Technology Cultural Technology Program, Lily Padilla and Natasha Vasquez. -
Following in the Footsteps of Juan B. Rael
The rural villages of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado represent some of the oldest land-based communities in the United States. They form a cohesive regional culture connected by shared family lineages, traditions, histories, and a distinctive dialect of Spanish. Juan B. Rael (1900 – 1993), a linguist and folklorist from the village of Arroyo Hondo, was one of the first scholars to document the storytelling tradition of the region. He traveled to twenty-three villages during the 1930s and 1940s, collecting more than 500 stories from ninety-seven storytellers from all walks of life. The collection was published in two volumes, in 1977, by the Museum of New Mexico Press as Cuentos Españoles de Colorado y Nuevo Mexico: Spanish Folk Tales of Colorado and New Mexico. This exhibition contains a representative sample of ten of these stories, each deeply reflective of its time and place. In New Mexico, Rael visited Cuyamungué, Española, Abiquiú, Taos, Arroyo Seco, Arroyo Hondo, Questa, Cerro, Costilla, Los Pinos and Santa Fe. In Colorado he visited Antonito, San Pablo, Garcia, San Luis, Los Sauces, Fort Garland, Alamosa, Capulin, Del Norte, Manassa, Mogote, and Conejos. Ten stories and storytellers were selected including The Priest’s Little Cow, Felix Pino, Santa Fe, NM, The Rat, Tomás Barela, Taos, NM, The Ant, Eva Martinez, Conejos, CO, Manito Rabbit and Coyote, Cleofas Jaramillo, Santa Fe, NM, Pedro de Urdemales, Simon Gallegos, Antonito, CO, The Grandson and Grandfather, Felix Esquivel, San Pablo, CO, The Indian Youth, Remigio Martinez, Conejos, CO, The Magician, Concepcion Rodriguez, Taos, NM, The Milk Giving Tree, Refugio Valdés (Costilla/Garcia), The Spider, Ant and Grasshopper, Candelaria Valdez, Taos, NM. Students from the New Mexico Highlands University’s Department of Media Arts and Technology produced this multimedia exhibition on behalf of the Manitos Community Memory Project, a collaborative initiative funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The goal of the project is to create a digital community archive of the cultural heritage of the region. In bringing to light the research of Juan B. Rael and the stories he collected, it is our hope to inspire the next generation of storytellers. -
Blank Cuaderno
The year 2020 was defined by the COVID-19 global pandemic, which decimated many families and communities in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado where heirs to the unique Indo-Hispano cultural heritage of the region often refer to themselves as Manitos. In response, the Manito Community Memory Project (MCMP), with support from the American Recovery Act, National Endowment for the Humanities, initiated a series of publications to help Manitos address the trauma of the pandemic through connection to their history, cultural heritage, and to each other. The blank booklet was designed by MCMP interns to evoke the leatherbound cuadernos, small notebooks or journals, that have been used historically by Manitos to record all types of information. It invites Manitos to continue the tradition by recording their own reflections and stories of the COVID-19 pandemic in words and images. -
Cuadernos volume II issue 4 - Invierno: Humo y Hielo (Smoke and Ice)
Volume Two of the Manitos Community Memory Project Cuaderno Series, a set of four booklets on the theme of food sovereignty, features the land-based Indo-Hispano culture of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado where natives often refer to themselves as Manitos--their shared history and culture, how they connect through traditional foodways, and how the changing seasons and weather give shape and meaning to the activities of daily life. Each issue focuses on one of the four seasons starting with Spring. Winter, the final issue focuses on the cold months as a time for storytelling and of course Christmas with its many traditional practices and hearty winter dishes. -
Cuadernos volume II issue 3 - Otoño: Cosechas y Cazas (Harvest and Houses)
Volume Two of the Manitos Community Memory Project Cuaderno Series, a set of four booklets on the theme of food sovereignty, features the land-based Indo-Hispano culture of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado where natives often refer to themselves as Manitos--their shared history and culture, how they connect through traditional foodways, and how the changing seasons and weather give shape and meaning to the activities of daily life. Each issue focuses on one of the four seasons starting with Spring. The Fall issue focuses on the harvest season and the preparation of traditional remedies made from local herbs and other plants. October 4th, Dia de San Francisco de Asís, St. Francis of Assisi, is celebrated across the region as a harvest festival. Fall is also hunting season and a time to be nourished by the bounty from harvest and hunting. The volume includes several family recipes.