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 The Fall 2024 Program will be held at the Kit Carson Board Room at 7pm.

November 4, 2024



Matthew J. Martinez

Executive Director, Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project

Matthew J. Martinez currently serves as the Executive Director of the Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project, a nonprofit in northern New Mexico whose mission is focused on land stewardship and educational outreach. He is a former First Lieutenant Governor of Ohkay Owingeh, an Emmy award-winning documentary film producer and has an established career as an educator. Martinez previously served as Professor of Pueblo Indian Studies at Northern New Mexico College where he taught for 10 years courses on Indigenous History and New Mexico History. He received his Ph.D. in 2008 from the University of Minnesota in American Studies and American Indian Studies, and M.A. in 2000 from Arizona State University in Political Science and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of New Mexico in 1997. He is a proud father of a 15 year old son, Malachi, who currently attends the Santa Fe Indian School.

 

Title: Geographies of the Sacred

Former Ohkay Owingeh Governor Herman Agoyo once remarked, “to us, these petroglyphs are not the remnants of some long-lost civilization that has been dead for many years…they are part of our living culture. What is stored in the petroglyphs is not written in any book or to be found in any library. We need to return to them to remind us of who we are and where we came from, and to teach our sons and daughters of it.” This talk will draw upon landscapes and rock images that reflect movement and living histories. Despite an ongoing misrepresentation of being non-literate, Indigenous people have always been skilled at documenting stories. Tewa people view themselves within a larger ecological system interconnected to all things living. Mesa Prieta or Tsikwaye is one example of a vast landscape comprised of more than 100,000 petroglyphs and archaeological features that date back thousands of years. Located on the northern Rio Grande region, this place is embedded in stories that are foundational to sharing New Mexico histories and beyond.






SUNDAY DECEMBER 8       TAS WINTER Pot Luck

Love-Joy: Winter Potluck – South Presbyterian Church: Rochester NY

St. James Episcopal Church on Gusdorf Road

5:00pm-7:00pm

Bring your favorite Seasonal dish or dessert. Wine, Beer, Juice and Water Provided. Watch for the Address in your emails.


Classic 1959 White Cadillac In Veradara, Cuba.


Cuba

March 18-26, 2025

 

Tuesday March 18

Depart ABQ

 Arrive Miami

Wednesday March 19

Depart Miami

Arrive Havana

Walking Tour

Inglaterra

Central Park

Thursday March 20

                                                                                                 Cuban Art Museum

                                                                                                          Capitolio

Grand Teatro

Bacardi Building

Market

Friday March 21

Day trip to Vinales

Soroa Gardens

Tobacco Farm

Saturday March 22

Cristobal Colon Cemetery

Parque John Lennon

Plaza of the Revolution

Sunday March 23

Museum of the Revolution

El Morro

Beach

Monday March 24

Santaria Tour

Callejon de Hammel

Fuster Art Studio

Hotel Nacional

Tuesday March 25

Hemingway House Museum

Cojimar

Wednesday March 26

  Depart Havana

                                                                                                          Arrive ABQ

Trip Cost: $2950.00


Cost includes: All hotels (double occupancy) (single supplement $325.00), all meals (except travel days), Cuban visa, Cuban Health insurance, all ground transportation, all transfers, entrance fees, guiding and gratuities.

Not included RT ABQ To Havana, hotel in Miami, all beverages, meals on travel days.



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 An effort is currently underway to build a historical timeline of TAS events and history! We need your help!

The Taos Archaeological Society has operated for 34 years. In that time, many documents have been produced. Unfortunately, TAS does not have a complete record of documents produced and distributed.

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Past bulletins, meeting minutes, financial statements, member lists, and other communications. 

Thank you for your continued support of the Taos Archaeological Society.

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