2023
11
Jul
Chaco Protection Zone Controversy Heads to U.S. House
Dear Friends,
Our apologies for not warning you that we had to take off the July 4th holiday week. Kate and I have been working intently for a long time on the upcoming issue of Archaeology Southwest Magazine. I had worked through the Fourth on the magazine, and Kate had gotten expected but sad n...
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2023
29
Jun
Archaeology Southwest Submits Formal Comments on USBLM's Proposed Rule
Tucson, Ariz. (June 29, 2023)—Yesterday, Archaeology Southwest submitted formal comments on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Proposed Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 Regulations on Conservation and Landscape Health (“Proposed Rule,” from 88 Fed. Reg. 19583-19604, April 3....
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2023
27
Jun
White Mountain Apache Perspectives on Protection and Healing at Ancestral Sites
Dear Friends,
For the past two weeks, our neighborhood Cooper’s Hawks were a source of unease in the early mornings. Although my wife and I are yet unscathed, my neighbor was bloodied by his hawk encounter.
This morning I looked out to see one of the fledged Cooper’s Hawks in the palo verd...
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2023
26
Jun
Reflections of the Great Bend
Skylar Begay, Diné, Mandan and Hidatsa, Director, Tribal Collaboration in Outreach and Advocacy, with Angelo Cortez, Cahokia Phoenix
Reposted from and with the permission of our partners at Respect Great Bend.
(June 27, 2023)—As part of the campaign to secure permanent protections for the Great...
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2023
20
Jun
Interactive Map: Proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument
Dear Friends,
This week began with Juneteenth—its third celebration as a federal holiday. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery. Would that the proclamation in Texas on June 19, 1865, had also marked the end of racism.
Our friends at Emergence Magazine present a powerful essay titled ...
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2023
13
Jun
Interior Puts Chaco Protection Zone in Effect for the Next 20 Years
Dear Friends,
We took a week off. It was a nice break, but the pace of events seems to have accelerated. I’m keeping this note brief, because there is a LOT you will want to read in today’s issue. But first, two personal notes.
My local Cooper’s Hawks, whose two youngsters will soon be f...
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2023
12
Jun
Archaeology Southwest’s Statement on the Chaco Blockade and Next Steps
Read a press release from the All Pueblo Council of Governors regarding this matter.
Taos, N.M. (June 12, 2023)—In the following statement, Preservation Archaeologist and Chaco Scholar Paul F. Reed reaffirms our unwavering support for the administrative withdrawal that creates a protection zone...
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2023
02
Jun
New Mexico Communities and Environmental Groups Applaud Biden Administration for Protecting Lands Surrounding Chaco Canyon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 2, 2023
Contact:
Keegan King, Native Land Institute, keegan@native-lands.org, 505-910-0712
Paul Reed, Archaeology Southwest, preed@archaeologysouthwest.org, 505-486-4107
Sally Paez, New Mexico Wild, sally@nmwild.org, 505-350-0664
Ellen Montgomery, Environment Ameri...
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2023
30
May
Position Announcement: Preservation Archaeologist (Northern New Mexico)
Dear Friends,
The month of May has been unusually kind to us Sonoran Desert dwellers. Here in Tucson, we actually broke the 100-degree mark in late April. But we haven’t returned there throughout May. Even on the “warmer” days, the evenings cool off, meaning we wake up to wonderful early mo...
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2023
24
May
My Genízaro Roots
Guest post by Istara Freedom
(May 24, 2023)—My name is Istara Freedom. Born in Arizona, I spent my first 12 years in the Southwest, in the Four Corners area, around what is known as Bears Ears and Moab, Utah. We moved to the coast, and many years later, I discovered the long history my mom’s fa...
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2023
23
May
Keep It Grand!
Dear Friends,
Tuesday morning Paul Reed sent me a brief email. He wrote that he had packed up the last few things from the office he has had at Salmon Pueblo Museum for the last 23 years.
I feel like there needs to be a much grander celebration of the amazing partnership that Archaeology South...
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2023
23
May
Mud and Rocks—What More Do You Need?
Allen Denoyer, Preservation Archaeologist and Ancient Technologies Expert
(May 23, 2023)—I recently participated in a workshop at the National Park Service’s (NPS) Desert Research Learning Center (DRLC). NPS employees Sharlot Hart and Chris Schranger ran the program, which is designed to trai...
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