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Dec. 16—One writer called them "dances of mystery" — public performances cloaked in a sense of privacy. The traditional cultural dances performed by many of New Mexico's pueblos around ...
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Jemez Pueblo shield, c. 1840. Before 1598, Spanish exploration of the present-day Pueblo areas was limited to several transitory groups. A group of colonizers led by Juan de Oñate arrived at the end of the 16th century as part of an apostolic mission to
The hoop dance people see today is categorized as modern hoop dance. Although many tribes lay claim to the Hoop Dance, it wasn't until the 1930s that a young man named Tony White Cloud, Jemez Pueblo , began using multiple hoops in a stylized version and became known as "founder of the modern Hoop Dance."
Aug. 11—Celebrate Pueblo Independence Day at Jemez Historic Site on Sunday, Aug. 11. The celebration begins at 7 a.m. with a 13-mile run from the plaza in Jemez Pueblo up New Mexico Highway 4 to ...
The "Weekend of Drumbeats" at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center will feature Song of Pueblo, indigenous dancer Sam Gallegos and artist Ray Pachak. Native American dance, Pueblo history, drum circle ...
The word pueblo is the Spanish word both for "town" or "village" and for "people". It comes from the Latin root word populus meaning "people". Spanish colonials applied the term to their own civic settlements, but to only those Native American settlements having fixed locations and permanent buildings.
The eagle dance is a ritual dance practiced by some American Indians. It is used by the Pueblos to ask for rain, and Iroquois use it to ask for peace and cure. It originated from the calumet dance and is performed by two to four men with artificial wings on their arms, producing movements that imitate eagles .