Thinking like a Folklorist

A person sitting in the desert near a cliff, writing, and wearing a big straw hat.

We Are the Land

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How poetry and conversation helped one writer unearth Northern New Mexico stories by Karen Vargas We begin with the land. We emerge from the earth … Read more

Kitchen-table Remedios

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A folklorist finds new ways to carry traditional knowledge into the future by Selina Morales Alexis is eight, and I am nine: Lela instructs us … Read more

Dancing like a Folklorist

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Contemporary dancers in the borderlands learn the folklórico dance of Sonora Bronco Essay by Yvonne Montoya with photographs by Ammi Robles In the dusty dance … Read more

The Play’s the Thing  

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Elevating heritage and folkways through theatricality by Marc David Pinate Four, ten-foot-tall giant puppets dressed in ornate gowns dance down Morley Avenue in Nogales, Arizona. … Read more

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