Posts under ‘Lucie's Journey’

This week my journey consisted of research on the Tewa, Keres, Zuni, Hopi, Tiwa, and Towa Pueblo’s, they are grouped by language: Tewa: San Juan (Ohkay Owingeh), Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Pojoaque, Nambe, and Teseuque. (There was also a group called Southern Tewa south of Santa Fe during the Colonial Era, but these pueblos are all […]

I had the privilege this week of assisting with unpacking and displaying some Apache artifacts. The Apache collections consists of headdresses and woven baskets. I would like to share some of my research findings about the Apache headdress known as, “Gaan Apache Headdress”. The Gaan is a mountain spirit / supernatural being who have lived in mountain caves since the world […]

I started transcribing my notes from my visit with Patrick. Eventually these notes plus any additional research information will be placed into the folder of the artifact. I will say that a seed was planted by Patrick in me to learn more about the pottery and about the different Indians who made the beautiful pots […]

My journey as intern for the Salazar Rio Grande del Norte Center began the week of August the 15th. The morning started off with an introduction and a basic overview of the Luther Bean Museum. The highlight of the week was a visit by Patrick Ortiz, a graduate student at the University of Colorado who […]