CONVERSATIONS WITH ALDO LEOPOLD: THE INDIGENOUS INFLUENCE
THE INDIGENOUS INFLUENCE PART 2 OF 4: CONVERSATIONS WITH ALDO LEOPOLD https://youtu.be/0d-zRZynJmE Starting Conversations is celebrating the Gila Wilderness Centennial with a special series featuring Steve Morgan, Chautauqua performer, as Aldo Leopold in conversation with three scholars working directly in forestry, environmental restoration, and land ethics. Aldo Leopold was stationed in New Mexico from the […]
CONVERSATIONS WITH ALDO LEOPOLD: CELEBRATING THE GILA WILDERNESS CENTENNIAL
2024 marks the centennial anniversary of the Gila Wilderness, the first designated wilderness…
ACEQUIA AQUI: WATER, COMMUNITY AND CREATIVITY
In partnership with The Paseo Project, the New Mexico Humanities Council is pleased to host a live Starting Conversations discussion in celebration of the publication of Acequia Aqui: Water, Community, and Creativity. For this conversation we will be joined by two contributing writers, Miguel Santistevan and Sylvia Rodriguez, who will address the urgent topics of acequias in New Mexico, their histories, and their futures.
ACEQUIA AQUI: STORYTELLING AND POETRY
Storytelling and Poetry is the second installment of our Starting Conversations: Acequia Aqui series. As part of our partnership with The Paseo Project (Taos, NM), this discussion series is celebrating Paseo Project’s recent publication: “Acequia Aqui: Water, Community and Creativity.” This booklet highlights selections from the Acequia Aqui project that took place between 2018 and 2020. It’s an artistic and community driven project that aims to give voice to the historic acequias of Taos to illuminate the importance of this vital resource and cultural wellspring. You can view a digital version of this booklet on ISSU.
ACEQUIA AQUI: PLACEMAKING AND PLACEKEEPING
The history of acequias in New Mexico weaves a rich tapestry of multicultural practices that illustrate human migration, resilience, and connection to the land and water. The wisdom inherent in the historic acequias continue to tell these stories in the communities of New Mexico, but they have been at risk of disappearance in recent years as a result of climate change, increased real estate development, natural resource extraction and more. Acequia Aqui is an artistic and community driven project that aims to give voice to the historic acequias of Taos to illuminate the importance of this vital resource and cultural wellspring.