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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