Picuris-Peñasco Community Memory Project · Welcome

The Picuris-Peñasco Community Memory Project is a living collection of historical and creative works by local residents about Northern New Mexico life. Encompassing Farm Security Administration (FSA) photographs; 40 year old professional video productions; images and documents from family scrapbooks; and current-day student interviews and media projects, the Picuris-Peñasco Community Memory Project promises to represent the voices of the community. Our intent is by sharing these works and by reflecting on our heritage we can support our cultural, educational and environmentally sustainable way of life. By creating this living-collection, contributors will, in turn, activate new works and community conversations to protect and preserve the natural beauty, viability and well-being of all its members.

La Querencia - A Homeland Facing Change

For centuries, villagers of Northern New Mexico survived from hard work, religious faith and families helping one another. After WWII, when the barter system transitioned to a cash economy, many left for work and a formal education. Newcomers moved in, adding tension around who may claim a sense of belonging.
Many Hands - A Community Development Project

In the remote village of Cañones, New Mexico the building of an early childhood center is met with community enthusiasm and criticism. How community needs are assessed and matched are the focal point of this story, funded through Save the Children.
Rekindling the Fire

Tesuque Pueblo reconnects with traditional and contemporary farming practices to rekindle community participation and cultural values.
Sun Dried Foods - Spanish

Join the Lopez family from Las Trampas to learn traditional methods of preserving the harvest, by making Chicos, drying fruits and preparing elk for carne seco. Experience how time-honored traditions are culturally relevant and instructionally useful.
Sun Dried Foods - English

Join the Lopez family from Las Trampas to learn traditional methods of preserving the harvest, by making Chicos, drying fruits and preparing elk for carne seco. Experience how time-honored traditions are culturally relevant and instructionally useful.
Home Weatherization Now - Spanish

In a small town in Northern New Mexico the Martinez family learns how to conserve energy and retrofit an old adobe house to be an energy efficient home.
Home Weatherization Now - English

In a small town in Northern New Mexico the Martinez family learns how to conserve energy and retrofit an old adobe house to be an energy efficient home.
Acequias del Norte - Derechos y Conservacion

New Mexico State Engineers and the Interstate Stream Commission sponsored this film to tell the story of New Mexico’s unique irrigation systems and reliance on the fabric of community, history and culture.

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