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Native American Culture Introduction

The Native American culture is probably the most deeply rooted of the many branches that make up the diverse ethnic and cultural environment of New Mexico. The Anasazi Indians were virtually the first identifiable inhabitants of the Southwest. They have bestowed upon us a breathtaking legacy of kivas, cliff dwellings, traditional crafts. Today, a wide variety of Native American culture is available at the 19 Indian pueblos that lie within the boundaries of New Mexico. Here you are never far from experiencing an exotic, widely misunderstood world. This world extends from the massive Navajo Reservation, whose 2,000-square-mile southeast corner occupies the entire northwest corner of the state, to the tiny but prosperous Cochiti Pueblo, a booming resort area just north of Albuquerque, to the world-renowned splendor of Acoma Pueblo's Sky City. Indigenous arts and crafts are still widely practiced in New Mexico's pueblos, and you can almost always find native craftspeople selling their wares. (Whenever possible, remember to check in at the tribal office before venturing out into the pueblo. This is not only an expected and meaningful courtesy but also a good way of getting leads and directions to the resident craftspeople.) While almost all pueblos are known for pottery (there are many differences in style, color, technique), each tends to have a reputation as well for some other art or arts: jewelry, drums, weavings, carvings or basket making. Ritual dancing, pow-wows, and feast days are another large part of Indian culture. Some of the dances are traditional, dating back to long before the arrival of Europeans in America; others reenact a variety of events that took place during the uneasy early stages of European-Native American relations. One excellent way to orient yourself before any visit to a pueblo is to tour the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in northwest Albuquerque (call 242-4943 for general information). Open seven days a week, the center offers a huge range of exhibits, performances, and information on Native American culture in general and Pueblo Indians in particular. Of the center's many components (children's museum, gift shop, bookstore, restaurant), only the museum charges admission. Weekend performances of Native American dances, demonstrations of arts and crafts, and a variety of year-round special events are free to the public. The gift shop offers an array of fine pottery, paintings, sculpture, weavings, sandpaintings, kachinas, traditional and contemporary jewelry, drums, and other items.

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