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EULOGY for ANTONIO VIGIL,1929-2020

EULOGY for ANTONIO VIGIL,1929-2020

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My last meeting with “Tone” – as we knew him – was about 6 weeks  ago. I delivered him a box of apples which I had just picked from my  orchard. The apple visit had become an annual ritual: I would drop by  his house, deliver the apples, and we would sit on his porch or around  the kitchen table and visit. Tone wore his feelings “on his sleeve” as the  saying goes. He was warm and friendly, but more to his nature he was  genuine, unpretentious and sincere. I always felt welcomed in his  home; that he was glad to see me.

Regalo: The Book of My Ancestors

Regalo: The Book of My Ancestors

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As a small child about 7 years old I remember my grandmother Martha inheriting a beautiful old photo album shortly after the passing of her father Abe. I remember my grandmother bringing the album home, setting it on the table, dimming the kitchen light and stressing that we had to look through it quickly to preserve the photos. I remember asking my grandmother who the people in the photos were and her response, “old people,” followed by a chuckle, “they…

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RECONCILIATION

RECONCILIATION

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The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) opened, Reconciliation. The exhibition responds to last year’s ending of “La Entrada” as part of the Santa Fe Fiestas and using artistic expression, adds to the ongoing dialogue of the astonishing complexity of being and belonging to this place we now call New Mexico.

Dancing Her-Story

Dancing Her-Story

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In this post, we reveal how there are many ways to tell a story. In this instance, we share how a memory that is passed from generation to generation is taken up by the writer, who inspires the choreographer. Each telling building upon the last, developed to sustain the power of memory and history.