SOUTHWEST SEMINARS PRESENTS
APRIL VOICES 2024

6 PM AT HOTEL SANTA FE
LECTURES – 50 MONDAYS A YEAR (ALMOST)
26 YEARS AND COUNTING

April 1 Istara Freedom
Writer, Researcher and Artist. An honorary member of the Merced del Pueblo de Abiquiu. A great granddaughter of Genízaro (Hispanicized indigenous captives in Spanish Colonial New Mexico and the greater Southwest) settlers of Las Casitas, near El Rito, in northern New Mexico. Occurring during a very important chapter in the history of the American Southwest of the United States this journey has allowed me to discover what it means to be a Genízaro descendant. Extensive research within my family’s lineage, their process of migration and loss of connections has led to my own rediscovery and advocacy for both historical research and indigenous land protection.
My Genízaro Roots

April 8 Dr. Susan Ryan, RPA
Executive Vice President of the Research Institute and Stuart Struever Chair in Research, Crow Canyon Archaeological Center; One of the densest concentrations of Chacoan great houses found north of the San Juan River is the Lakeview community, including the Haynie site, which previous research in the area and ongoing assessment of this site suggests were constructed above earlier architecture dating to the Pueblo I period (A.D. 750-950. During our project the data collected will contribute to a greater understanding of resource sustainability, natural and cultural impacts of environmental downturns, ancient communities and regional systems, migrations and human-environmental relationships.
The Northern Chaco Outliers Project

April 15 Dr. J. McKim Malville
Professor Emeritus, Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences; Vice President European Society for Astronomy in Culture; Former Chair, Department of Astrogeophysics and Former Director, College Honors Program, University of Colorado; After a break of nearly two decades the moon is again rising between the twin towers of Chimney Rock, Colorado. This remarkable sight of the sacred moon rising between the two spires, known to be a shrine to the Twin War Gods, in the years A.D. 1076 and 1093, may have meanings of considerable depth to the residents of the mesa and visitors. The Greathouse on the upper mesa is unusual in its trapezoidal shape and appears related to two astronomical sightlines: June solstice sunrise and the A.D. 1054 supernova.
The Sun, Moon, and Supernova at Chimney Rock and Beyond

April 22 Dr. Gregorio Gonzales, Ph.D. (Comanche & Genízaro)
Descended from the Native New Mexico borderlands, as well as an independent scholar,NDN músico  and tribal cultural empowerment professional in New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. Ph.D. in Sociocultural Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin; Postdoctoral work and teaching: New Mexico State University, The Ohio State University, Colorado College, and the University of California, Santa Barbara.  An active collaborator & accomplice with Indigenous community organizations across Native New Mexico borderlands & Aotearoa New Zealand.
Genizaros Valorosos: Indigenous Political Movement in Native New Mexico Borderlands

April 29 Dr. Philip J. Deloria, (Dakota)
Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History and Chair, Committee on Leverett Saltonstall Professor ofDegrees in History & Literature, Harvard University; Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History & Chair, Committee on Degrees in History & Literature; Trustee, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian & Chair, Repatriation Committee; Research and teaching focus on social, cultural & political histories of the relations among American Indian peoples and the United States. Co-editor, (w/N. Salisbury), The Blackwell Companion to American Indian History; and (w/J.S. Bernstein), C.G. Jung and the Sioux Traditions: Dreams, Visions, Nature, and the Primitive by Vine Deloria, Jr.; Author: Playing Indian, which traced the tradition of white “Indian play” from Boston Tea Party to New Age movement; Indians in Unexpected Places which examined the ideologies surrounding Indian people in early 20th c. and Native Americans challenged.
From the Charging Elk Sketchbook, 1940: A Dialogue on Art and Epistemology?  

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