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Independence Day - Imagining the Nation, in Questa, New Mexico
Recently, I came across a couple of photos taken of a Independence Day Parade in my home village of Questa, from circa 1935, which led me...
E. Rael-Galvez
Jul 4, 20184 min read


Born Ready to Work
Whenever my Tio Arcenio pulled me onto his lap, I always knew that it was time for him to tell stories and that day the tale was of my...
E. Rael-Galvez
Mar 19, 20182 min read


Sewing Beauty
I grew up believing that mamá helped the sun rise and in the evening made sure that it set. At night she designed the pattern, carefully...
E. Rael-Galvez
Mar 18, 20183 min read


The Woman Who Went Into and Through the Mountain
That morning when Isabel woke, she paused a moment before pushing the night away from her eyes. She had been dreaming of her grandmother...
E. Rael-Galvez
Mar 8, 20189 min read


A:shiwi and Estebanico
Excerpts from “Coyote Convergence,” in Converging Streams: Art of the Hispanic and Native American Southwest © Estevan Rael-Gálvez...
E. Rael-Galvez
Feb 28, 20189 min read


Girls Writing the World: A Library Reimagined
I learned from an early age that wisdom sits in places, particularly those places where the stories and people have imbued it with...
E. Rael-Galvez
Feb 21, 20185 min read


Hints of A Emerging Historian
Last week, I woke up remembering that it was my grandfather's birthday - February 11, 1887. The moment I opened my eyes, I remembered him...
E. Rael-Galvez
Feb 18, 20182 min read


Raising Consciousness and Imagining Reconciliation: Santa Fe Fiestas
While the annual Santa Fe Fiesta has now passed, the dust it always raises never fully settles. Over the past couple of years I witnessed...
E. Rael-Galvez
Feb 17, 20185 min read
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