A younger prima and I chat about the journey to reclaim a connection to our ancestors, including with food and language.

Names mentioned: Garcia, Lucero

Places mentioned: Chaperito, Anton Chico, Rocky Ford, Maxwell, Sapello

The porridge she mentioned was called chaquegue/chaquehue, and it’s prepared a little differently than atole, but both use the blue corn meal.

The article she discusses: "The Loss of a Language That I Never Had: A Story About Linguicide"

Another article by Jose Cisneros on "Understanding Oppression and Valuing Diversity"

The book she mentions: Up from Anton Chico: A Memoir of a New Mexico Hispanic Family as Told by One of its Members, José ("Joe") Sánchez, in Collaboration with His Wife, Elizabeth

She mentioned the New Mexico Cooking page on Facebook for recipes and tips.

Podcast "Stuff You Should Know" episode called The Fencing of the Commons

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In this episode, we go down to the South Valley with Blackie Gonzales, an octogenarian with deep roots there.

Places mentioned: Downtown Albuquerque, South Valley, Carnuel

The song he dedicates to his wife is "Un Rinconcito en el Cielo" by Ramon Ayala y Sus Bravos del Norte.

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A primo and I chat about his family's migration from Costilla to the San Luis Valley to the Upper Huerfano, the founding of the Plaza de los Manzanares, and general Southern Colorado history.

Places mentioned: Walsenburg, Trinidad, Cuchara, Garcia, Costilla, Abiquiu, Las Animas, Redwing, Chama, Plaza do los Manzanares, Crestones, Malachite

Names mentioned: Manzanares, Deus, Sharp, Bustos, Gallegos

An interesting article from History Colorado on which is the oldest settlement in Colorado.

If this is the right resource, back issues of Colorado Magazine are available digitally here.

Books mentioned:

The People of El Valle, Lopez Tushar

Los Primeros Pobladores, Leon Swadesh Quintana

First Settlers: Las Cuatro Plazas de la Culebra, Maria C. Martinez

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