Valentino Tzigiwhaeno Rivera, Hoop-Dancing prodigy, who passed away young.Kateri Tekakwitha – First Native American to be canonized as a Catholic SaintJuanita from Dine (Navajo) community weaving an American FlagPoeh Cultural Center in Pojoaque NationPre-historic cave-dwellings of Ancestral Pueblo (formerly known as Anasazi) People.
Yes, several aspects of local Native American cultures here, like Pueblo and Navajo – are celebrated within mainstream society and you see it everywhere – the adobe-style architecture, the food (lots of roasted chilli, cocoa and corn), the clothes and jewelery (turqoise and silver) etc.
Also, this has some of the oldest Spanish missions and wineries in America, much older than Californian ones.
New Mexico is one of my favorite states. It’s so very different from where I live in the Midwest. I especially love the adobe architecture.
Yes, several aspects of local Native American cultures here, like Pueblo and Navajo – are celebrated within mainstream society and you see it everywhere – the adobe-style architecture, the food (lots of roasted chilli, cocoa and corn), the clothes and jewelery (turqoise and silver) etc.
Also, this has some of the oldest Spanish missions and wineries in America, much older than Californian ones.