Art. History. People., Spring 2021

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Spring at Casa San Ysidro

Spring Casa Events JOIN US FOR THESE ONLINE EVENTS 2ND SATURDAY NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION IN NEW MEXICO APRIL 10, 2021, 1:00 – 3:00 PM | Free In his 1991 revision of “Acoma: Pueblo in the Sky,” Dr. Ward Alan Minge

IN THE MONTH OF APRIL Casa San

references some of the early work that initiated a bilingual program at Acoma

Ysidro celebrates El Camino Real Trade

Pueblo’s local school. Today, Acoma’s bilingual program is directed by Dr.

Fair, a virtual experience of 1800s life

Christine Sims, who is also the state director for the National Indian Bilingual

along El Camino Real filled with living

Center and an associate professor at UNM. Join us Saturday, April 10, to learn

history, music, demonstrations, local

about the leading efforts in indigenous language revitalization.

artisans, educational sessions, and other family-friendly activities. Last held in

HERITAGE DAY

2019 at the Gutierrez-Hubbell House

MAY 15, 2021 | Free

in the South Valley, this year’s event will

Each year in May, Casa San Ysidro joins the Corrales Historical Society to

be virtual and will feature participation

celebrate local heritage with a free event in heart of Corrales. This year’s event

from the National Trails division of

will be a virtual collaboration that exhibits the living traditions of New Mexico.

the National Park Service, Bernalillo County, Town of Bernalillo Museum, and

2ND SATURDAY

Gutierrez-Hubbell House. Viewers can

NATIVE DYE PLANTS OF NEW MEXICO

travel along the trail online and stop

JUNE 12, 2021, 1:00 – 3:00 PM | Free

at different virtual historic sites along

Native American and Spanish weavers’ expertise required the skill and

the way. Each site will offer a variety of

dexterity to create intricate patterns as well the knowledge of where to find

entertainment from speakers, artisans,

plants that yielded desired colors. Join us Saturday, June 12, as Las Arañas

demonstrators and more.

weaver Myra Chang Thompson and Rio Grande Return Conservation Director Cameron Weber describe native dye plants, their uses, and the local practices

To participate, visit our website:

that people have used in New Mexico for generations.

cabq.gov/casasanysidro

Coming Soon CANNUPA HANSKA LUGER

fiction, genetic memory, and reclaiming

VISITING ARTIST COMING TO

indigeneity. This new installation of the

ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM JULY 2021

ongoing narrative offers multiple points

Cannupa Hanska Luger's Future

of entry into an undetermined moment

Ancestral Technologies approaches

in the future, engaging the viewer in an

Indigenous Futurism, blending media,

innovative life-based art installation that

place, storytelling and documentation

dreams of survival and solutions while

of a living practice. Future Ancestral

promoting a thriving indigeneity.

Technologies’ narrative stems from a multitude of themes, including science

Visit: cabq.gov/luger

AlbuquerqueMuseumFoundation.org

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