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Encounter Culture

By: New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
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  • New Mexico's deep artistic traditions have long engaged with the multifaceted histories and cultures of the state. At Encounter Culture, we talk with artists, historians, scientists, museum curators, and writers who are all a part of New Mexico's centuries' old lineage of helping us understand the places and people who make the Land of Enchantment so unique. https://podcast.nmculture.org/
    2021-2024, New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
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  • Rolling Into Rural Communities: Bookmobiles and Books by Mail Across New Mexico

    Rolling Into Rural Communities: Bookmobiles and Books by Mail Across New Mexico
    May 29 2024
    For many people who live in New Mexico the nearest library might be three hundred miles away. Luckily, the New Mexico State Library runs two excellent rural library services: Books by Mail and three bookmobiles that serve different regions of the state. If you live 20 minutes outside of the city limits of any city in New Mexico, or if you live within city limits but are homebound, or if you can only read large-print books, you can sign up for Books by Mail. The Books by Mail collection contains more than 30,000 titles, including books in Spanish, audiobooks, eBooks, and more. For schools and small communities who want to browse the shelves or access the internet from the bookmobile’s portable satellite terminal, check out the New Mexico State Library website to find out when and where a bookmobile will be stopping near you. And don’t forget to chat with the bookmobile librarian to find out what reading events and projects are offered during stops in your community! “I care about people first. I care about what's going on in their lives,” says Berdina Nieto, the New Mexico State Library Books by Mail librarian and rural services outreach specialist. “Patrons will call just to get their book order and then tell me what's going on in their world, and then I'll do the same. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Books by Mail Bookmobiles New Mexico State Library Cimarron City Library Santo Domingo Pueblo RECOMMENDED EPISODES EC0602: Adventure Begins at Your Library: Explore New Mexico Tribal Libraries and Youth Programming EC0601: From Goatheads to Grand Canyons: A Love Letter to the Landscape with New Mexico State Poet Laureate, Lauren Camp EC0306: Healthy Escapism: The State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled with Tim Donahue and Berdina Nieto We’d love to hear from you! Send feedback to elpalacio@dca.nm.gov. You can write a regular email or record a short voice memo and attach it for us to listen to. Visit http://newmexicoculture.org for info about our museums, historic sites, virtual tours, and more. Our favorite way to fully experience everything they have to offer is with the New Mexico CulturePass. Find out how to get yours here. Subscribe to El Palacio Magazine *** Encounter Culture, a production of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is produced and edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios. Hosted by Emily Withnall, editor at El Palacio Magazine Executive Producer: Daniel Zillmann Technical Director & Post-Production Audio: Edwin R. Ruiz Recording Engineer: Kabby at Kabby Sound Studios in Santa Fe Editor & Production Manager: Alex Riegler Editor: Monica Braine (Assiniboine/Lakota) Theme Music: D’Santi Nava Instagram: @newmexicanculture and @elpalaciomagazine For a transcript and full show notes, please visit podcast.nmculture.org
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    48 mins
  • A History of Genízaro Identity in the Heart of New Mexico with Dr. Gregorio Gonzales

    A History of Genízaro Identity in the Heart of New Mexico with Dr. Gregorio Gonzales
    May 15 2024

    What do we lose when we don’t know ALL of our histories? Understanding our great, great, great, great grandparents' lives and how they survived, where they settled or traveled, and what languages they spoke – all of these details reveal so much about who we are and how we landed here in this place, at this moment in time. How our ancestors interacted with other people and with the land has had ripple effects on why things are the way they are today.

    Dr. Gregorio Gonzales (Comanche, Genízaro), the tribal liaison for the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, works to develop relationships with 23 tribal governments based within New Mexico. DCA divisions interact with as many as 34 American Indian tribal governments, which include tribes with ancestral ties to New Mexico and whose tribal headquarters are located in Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas. Gonzales is uniquely suited to this position due to his impressive knowledge of Indigenous history in the state—including Genízaro history which is still largely unknown in the context of United States history.

    Even within New Mexico, groups without any connection to a Genízaro identity are not likely to know this history. And as Gonzales reveals, he didn’t understand the full history and context of his Genízaro identity until he was a young adult.

    MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

    We’d love to hear from you! Send feedback to elpalacio@dca.nm.gov. You can write a regular email or record a short voice memo and attach it for us to listen to.

    Visit http://newmexicoculture.org for info about our museums, historic sites, virtual tours, and more.

    Our favorite way to fully experience everything they have to offer is with the New Mexico CulturePass. Find out how to get yours here.

    Subscribe to El Palacio Magazine

    ***

    Encounter Culture, a production of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is produced and edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios.

    Hosted by Emily Withnall, editor at El Palacio Magazine

    Executive Producer: Daniel Zillmann

    Technical Director & Post-Production Audio: Edwin R. Ruiz

    Recording Engineer: Kabby at Kabby Sound Studios in Santa Fe

    Editor & Production Manager: Alex Riegler

    Editor: Monica Braine (Assiniboine/Lakota)

    Theme Music: D’Santi Nava

    Instagram: @newmexicanculture and @elpalaciomagazine

    For a transcript and full show notes, please visit podcast.nmculture.org
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    42 mins
  • Adventure Begins at Your Library: Explore New Mexico Tribal Libraries and Youth Programming

    Adventure Begins at Your Library: Explore New Mexico Tribal Libraries and Youth Programming
    May 1 2024

    In a large, low-population state like New Mexico, with lots of rural communities, libraries play a vital role in literacy, education, and job skills training—along with the simple joy that comes from learning and being immersed in the numerous worlds that can be found within a book’s pages.

    Each of the 130 libraries across New Mexico, including 21 tribal libraries, serves the specific needs of its own community. Many tribal libraries, such as the Santa Clara Pueblo’s library, maintain a community archive of historic photos, interviews, and oral histories that preserve the past and help restore the language.

    Also, youth programming plays an important role in helping kids become early readers through story time, summer reading challenges, and special events. Youth programming also provides databases for research, tutoring, and resources for homeschoolers.

    MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

    New Mexico State Library

    Santa Clara Pueblo Community Library

    Aspen Song Kids

    Carnegie Library in Las Vegas

    We’d love to hear from you! Send feedback to elpalacio@dca.nm.gov. You can write a regular email or record a short voice memo and attach it for us to listen to.

    Visit http://newmexicoculture.org for info about our museums, historic sites, virtual tours, and more.

    Our favorite way to fully experience everything they have to offer is with the New Mexico CulturePass. Find out how to get yours here.

    Subscribe to El Palacio Magazine

    ***

    Encounter Culture, a production of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is produced and edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios.

    Hosted by Emily Withnall, editor at El Palacio Magazine

    Executive Producer: Daniel Zillmann

    Technical Director & Post-Production Audio: Edwin R. Ruiz

    Recording Engineer: Kabby at Kabby Sound Studios in Santa Fe

    Editor & Production Manager: Alex Riegler

    Editor: Monica Braine (Assiniboine/Lakota)

    Theme Music: D’Santi Nava

    Instagram: @newmexicanculture and @elpalaciomagazine

    For a transcript and full show notes, please visit podcast.nmculture.org
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    45 mins
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