Indigenous Connections & Collections This blog aspires to connect readers to Indigenous* resources, information, and fun stuff at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC) and online. Each month, new content will be shared on various themes. March 9, 2024 New Mexico tribal libraries and librarians have served their communities for over fifty years. Established in 1968 by Vista volunteers, the Laguna Pueblo Library was one of the first to open. In 1974, Elizabeth “Liz” Wacondo(Laguna Pueblo) was hired as the first librarian at Laguna. A Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) gr ..read more

This blog aspires to connect readers to Indigenous* resources, information, and fun stuff at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC) and online. Each month, new content will be shared on various themes. January 3, 2024 The 2023 International Indigenous Librarians Forum (IILF) was held in at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in Honolulu, O‘ahu. This was my first Forum and my first trip to Hawai‘i. It was wonderful to experience the culture, food, hospitality, and the awe of being on ‘āina (land) surrounded on all sides by wai (water). It was an exciting and inspirational time of learning, fin ..read more

This blog aspires to educate readers about Pueblo and Indigenous* cultures, as well as connect to online resources. Each post will feature new content on various topics. October 3, 2023 Greetings, readers! It has been a busy year, which is why I have not written or posted a blog for several months. This month, I decided to take on this subject after seeing an August morning segment of CBS Reports: Yellowstone Bison Revival. Neither the journalist nor the three hosts knew the history of the near extinction of the buffalo (American bison). Why? Because like other dark parts of American history t ..read more

This blog aspires to connect readers to Indigenous* resources, information, and fun stuff at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC) and online. Each month, new content will be shared on various themes. July 1, 2023 This and next month the IPCC holds the Traditional Teachings Summer Camp for youth. The theme this year is Pueblo Superheroes – historical and current Pueblo leaders whose impact shaped and continues to shape Pueblo communities.  What is a Superhero? The current Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines a superhero as “a fictional hero having extraordinary or superh ..read more

This blog aspires to connect readers to Indigenous* resources, information, and fun stuff at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC) and online. Each month, new content will be shared on various themes. March 4, 2023 May is a celebration of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Among the month’s observances, we celebrate the contributions and heritage of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders. Read the 2023 Presidential Proclamation.  This month’s blog features a guest blog that I wrote about Dr. Joe Sando for the online April edition of Pasa por Aqui, an initiativ ..read more

Indigenous Connections & Collections This blog aspires to connect readers to Indigenous* resources, information, and fun stuff at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC) and online. Each month, new content will be shared on various themes. April 1, 2023 April is National Poetry Month. Poetry and poets have always been an important part of cultures. Poetry predates written language. All forms of poetry, from epics to villanelles and blank verse to free verse, are a means of storytelling. Through the use of sound, words, meter, and rhyme, poets share history, folklore, ideas, and social com ..read more

This blog aspires to connect readers to Indigenous* resources, information, and fun stuff at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC) and online. Each month, new content will be shared on various themes. March 4, 2023 This month’s blog highlights Pueblo women of the Journeys & Pathways Oral History Project and Pueblo women leaders who work for the betterment of their tribal communities and who encourage others to reach their potential. March is National Women’s History Month, a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture, and community.  In many tribes, Ame ..read more

This blog aspires to connect readers to Indigenous* resources, information, and fun stuff at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC) and online. Each month, new content will be shared on various themes. February 4, 2023 In recognition of Children’s Authors and Illustrators week (January 29-February 4), read on about Pueblo children’s book authors and illustrators from the 1930s and 1940s to the present. Early Pueblo Authors and Illustrators One of the earliest Native children’s books, I Am A Pueblo Indian Girl (1939), was authored by Louise and published when she was thir ..read more

This blog aspires to connect readers to Indigenous* resources, information, and fun stuff at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC) and online. Each month, new content will be shared on various themes. January 7, 2023 Happy New Year! The Pueblo year starts with celebrations as appointed and elected tribal leaders are announced and canes are passed from the current governor to the incoming leader. Read the January 2021 blog to learn about the Pueblo Canes.  This month’s post is in response to a question asking why Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians were not mentioned in the&nb ..read more

This blog aspires to connect readers to Indigenous* resources, information, and fun stuff at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC) and online. Each month, new content will be shared on various themes. November 5, 2022 In celebration of National Native American Heritage Month, learn about Native American women who are pioneers in aviation and space flight. The 2021 November blog also acknowledges the military service of Native American men and women and their history. The Bessie Coleman article is a guest post from the Bessie Coleman Aerospace Legacy. Bessie Coleman Bessie Co ..read more