NEW MEXICO WEIRD
The newly rehabilitated Kozlowski’s Trading Post at Pecos NHP. Photo is NPS IMG_2930.JPG – Pecos, NM: Pecos National Historical Park recently completed rehabilitation of the historic Kozlowski’s Trading Post along Highway 63 in Pecos, NM. The $4 million dollar project, which began in …
KARS929/TripAdvisor – By Courtnie Erickson Posted by Only In New Mexico – At Kokopelli’s Cave Bed and Breakfast just north of in Farmington, New Mexico, you will feel like you’ve stepped into an episode of “The Flintstones.” This bed and breakfast is not …
Santo Tomás Catholic Church in Abiquiú, N.M., is the site of an annual saint’s day celebration in late November that includes cultural elements of the Genízaros, the descendants of Native American slaves. John Burnett/NPR – By John Burnett – Twitter 2016 Dec 29 …
The newly announced funding will help universities make decades-old interviews widely available The Covid-19 pandemic has exacted a heavy toll on Native American communities. In this May 2020 image, Navajo elder Emerson Gorman (R) sits with his (L-R) daughter Naiyahnikai, wife Beverly and …
New Mexico city faces a crisis as Covid ravages the tourism-based economy and newcomers crowd the housing market. Santa Fe, New Mexico, has one of the tightest rental markets in the US. Photograph: Sean Pavone/Alamy – By Cody Nelson in Santa Fe Last …
Banner Image: The banner image comes from online art exhibit “During the Pandemic,” exhibiting art by Naga children. The exhibit is curated by Naga anthropologist Dr. Dolly Kikon in collaboration with organizations Sisterhood Network and Prodigal’s Home. My review of this exhibit appeared …
Behind the scenes, natural history museums store biological samples from the field. Ryan Stephens, CC BY-ND – By Jocelyn P. Colella, Assistant Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Assistant Curator of Mammals, University of Kansas – Bryan McLean, Assistant Professor of Biology, …
The National Archives has scanned more than 300 agreements between the United States and Indigenous tribes. Ratified Indian Treaty 37: Eel River, Wyandot, Piankashaw, Kaskaskia, and Kickapoo—Vincennes, Indiana Territory, August 7, 1803 (Courtesy of the National Archives) – By Nora McGreevy SmithsonianMag.Com 2020 …
Prehistoric tracks detail a moment when mammoths, sloths and humans crossed paths. The footprints found at White Sands National Park are more than 10,000 years old. (Courtesy of the National Park Service) – By Livia Gershon SmithsonianMag.Com 2020 Oct 14 – A small …
The Mobile Guardian Transporter about to be hit by a rocket-propelled truck. Sandia National Laboratories – By David Szondy 2020 Oct 11 – Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) has successfully conducted a full-scale crash test of the semi-tractor-trailer truck that will be used to transport …
