This film shows collaborative efforts between two Zuni elders, archaeologists, a student researcher, and federal employees pertaining to interpretation of artifacts, architecture, and landscapes in Gila National Forest, New Mexico. This film particularly focuses on one archaeological site, Twin Pines Village and two rock art sites located near Chloride.In collaboration with two Zuni elders – Octavius Seowtewa and Jim Enote, their views and perspectives help archaeologists better understand a strong connection between the contemporary Native Americans (i.e., the Zunis) and ancestral people in the Gila National Forest of the Mimbres-Mogollon region.
This film was created by Jean Stelzer (a Gila National Forest employee) as well as contributed by Chris Adams (a Gila National Forest Black Range District archaeologist), Jorden Scott (a graduate student at NMSU), and Fumi Arakawa (the Director of the University Museum at NMSU).
This project was supported by Southwest and Border Cultures Institute (SBCI) grant, entitled “Incorporating Humanistic Approach in Understanding Mimbres Lives in the Borderlands” in 2019.
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