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In partnership with the Aztec Ruins National Monument, the Chaco Culture Conservancy will host a Zoom panel discussion featuring speakers from affiliated tribes.
The Zoom meeting will take place on Jan. 24, 2023, at 6 p.m., 100 years after President Warren G. Harding’s proclamation established Aztec Ruins National Monument on Jan. 24, 1923.
To join the Zoom meeting go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89057516148?pwd=elpsY056bzBFN0VKQ05qa3dkSkhYUT09
The meeting ID is 890 5751 6148, and the pass code is 045845.
In partnership with the Aztec Ruins National Monument, the Chaco Culture Conservancy will host a Zoom panel discussion featuring speakers from affiliated tribes.
The Zoom meeting will take place on Jan. 24, 2023, at 6 p.m., 100 years after President Warren G. Harding’s proclamation established Aztec Ruins National Monument on Jan. 24, 1923.
Panelists Dr. Shelly Valdez-Kawaika, Curtis Quam and Jon Ghahate will speak about how Indigenous communities view these types of anniversaries.
In a news release, Nathan Hatfield of National Park Service at Aztec Ruins, said they have protected and preserved the ancient Ancestral Pueblo archaeological sites within the 318 acres of the national monument throughout the past century.
Valdez-Kawaika, a member of the Pueblo of Laguna Tribe, worked in education for more than 33 years and now manages Native Pathways. She credits her father, the late Robert C. Valdez, with inspiring her to understand the connection of school learning to her own worldview, giving her a culturally rich community-based education.
Quam, born and raised in Zuni, New Mexico, oversees the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center. He assisted with all museum programming and was the Project Manager for the A:shiwi Map Art Exhibition. Most recently, Curtis helped coordinate an effort to revive Delapna:we (Traditional winter stories) under Ho’n A:wan Productions.
Jon Ghahate, from the Pueblos of Laguna and Zuni, is of the Badger and Turkey Clans. He serves as the Cultural Educator at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, where his responsibilities are to provide a historically accurate, science-centered, narrative of the culture, history and legacy of the Pueblo communities of New Mexico with respect and dignity.
At the conclusion of the Zoom presentation, the presentation will be available on the Chaco Culture Conservancy Facebook page at: facebook.com/chacoculture.
Contact the Visitor Center at 505-334-6174, extension 231, or visit their Facebook page (facebook.com/AztecRuinsNM) and click on “Events” to see the latest information.
