#Zuni Youth Enrichment Project

#FoodSovereignty Team Shares Knowledge, Nourishes Community This Fall

#CommunityGardening and #SeedSaving remain central to the team’s efforts, despite the challenges this year due to excessive summer heat, pervasive drought and a dwindling water supply. Fortunately, the garden at Ho’n A:wan Park is now thriving with the arrival of cooler fall temperatures and some rain.

Tue, October 7, 2025

Excerpt: "The food sovereignty team also recently hosted two workshops for the Zuni community. One was a virtual workshop on pickling, which #ZYEP recorded and uploaded to social media so it would always be accessible.

" 'Khass pickled cucumbers, chili peppers, onions and purslane, which grows abundantly here,' Seowtewa said, noting that purslane, a fleshy-leafed succulent plant, tastes a lot like artichoke hearts.

"ZYEP also hosted an in-person workshop in partnership with James and Joyce Skeets, owners of Vanderwagen, New Mexico-based Spirit Farm. Fifteen community members attended the workshop, which gave them opportunities to learn about—and taste—some of the plants grown at the farm, including basil, hyssop, chili peppers, mint, nasturtiums and Stevia leaf."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/zuni-youth-enrichment-project-food-173445353.html

#SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity #NewMexico #GrowYourOwn #PWNA #IndigenousFoodSovereignty #ClimateChange #ClimateResilience #ClimateChangeGardening

#Zuni (Zuni: A:shiwi; formerly spelled Zuñi) are Native American Pueblo peoples native to the Zuni River valley. The Zuni people today are federally recognized as the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, and most live in the

Corrugated pot made by a #Zuni Ancestor

the Field Museum by a private collector in

Our Ancestors made this type of cooking pot at and we still make them today and use them to eans, corn, acorns, and to process medicinal I think these simple corrugated pots are Ful. You

#Zuni" can refer to the Zuni people, a Native American Pueblo tribe living primarily in western New Mexico and eastern Arizona on the Zuni

The Zuni (Zuni: A:shiwi; formerly spelled Zuñi) are Native American #Pueblo peoples native to the Zuni River valley. The Zuni people today are federally recognized as the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, and most live in the Pueblo of Zuni on the #Zuni River, a tributary of the Little Colorado River, in weste

My better half’s #birthdaypresent just arrived in the mail. (Phew! I thought it might not make it in time.)

It’s a #Zuni (#NativeAmerican) #turquoise #brooch.

A beautiful Water Jar (Olla) reveals the rich narrative of Zuni culture, merging functionality with artistry. Its Rainbird motif symbolizes the life-giving power of water, connecting communities. How does this blend of utility and beauty resonate with you?
#ClevelandArt #Zuni #Ceramics #ArtAndCulture
https://clevelandart.org/art/1937.898

Plundering and polluting for profit regardless of the human, social & environmental consequences.

#OakFlat is a sacred place to the Western #Apache, #Yavapai, #O’odham, #Hopi, and #Zuni. It is a place where rituals are performed, and resources are gathered; its loss would be an indescribable hardship to those peoples.”

https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/05/12/from-oak-flat-to-ukraine-trumps-feverish-lust-for-green-energy-resources/

#BHP (aka Bloody Huge Polluter) #RioTinto (aka Rio Stinko)
#Capitalism

“It’s a really great learning experience to actually visualize these prayers, to put prayer into art and into a literal map. Culturally, it allows us to reconnect to our past.” #zuni artists create maps based on memories, ceremonies, songs, and a deep relationship to land. They counter western notions of place and geography and challenge the arbitrary borders imposed on their world.

https://emergencemagazine.org/story/counter-mapping/

(from the archive, 12.12.2019)

#zuniart #zunimaps #maps #modermapsdonthaveamemory

The slate of tours available in Zuni are more immersive than Acoma or Taos, from half day to 2-day tours to numerous sites, including 6 of the 7 "Cities of Cibola." #NewMexico #travel #tours #NativeAmerican #culture #history #heritage #Zuni #Ashiwi

Paiyatuma and the Maidens of the Corn is a legend of the Zuni nation of the Pueblo peoples of the Southwest of the modern-day USA. #History #Zuni #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2642-en/

The Zuni Olla Maidens are all part of the same family, passing the pots from one generation to the next. They perform while balancing pots, called olla, on their heads. The dance honors their female ancestors, who used similar vessels to carry water. #NewMexico #heritage #culture #Ashiwi #Zuni

Zuni Olla Maidens – Pottery Da...

What the #BearsEars monument means to a #NativeAmerican

Jim Enote, a member of the #Zuni tribe, describes his people's deep connection to a contested place—their ancestral homeland.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/bears-ears-monument-native-americans-photography
#ProtectBearsEars #ProtectTheSacred #BearsEarsMonument

A few more photos from last week in Zuni Pueblo. Shaun took me to Badger Springs to get photos of some of the petroglyphs. There's a rock tower on the way to the petroglyph site. #NativeAmerican #Zuni #Ashiwi #NewMexico #tours #daytrip #travel #weekendgetaway #roadtrip #culture #history

Zuni (Zuni: A:shiwi; formerly spelled Zuñi) are Native American Pueblo peoples native to the Zuni River valley. The #Zuni people today are federally recognized as the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, and most live in the Pueblo of Zuni on the Zuni River, a tributary of

Zuni (Zuni: A:shiwi; formerly spelled #Zuñi) are Native American Pueblo peoples native to the Zuni River valley. The Zuni people today are federally recognized as the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, and most live in the Pueblo of Zuni on the Zuni River, a tributary of

Zuni (#Zuni: A:shiwi; formerly spelled Zuñi) are Native American Pueblo peoples native to the Zuni River valley. The Zuni people today are federally recognized as the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, and most live in the Pueblo of Zuni on the Zuni River, a tributary of

When your grandparents feed you weird foods... Kenny Bowekaty is one of the tour guides in Zuni. He and Shaun Latone are the most likely if you are doing archaeology or history tours. #Zuni #Ashiwi #NativeAmerican #NewMexico

Locust Snacks

Traditionally, #Zuni women made pottery for storing food and water. They used symbols of their clans for designs. Clay for the pottery is sourced locally. Prior to its extraction, the women give thanks to the Earth Mother (Awidelin Tsitda) according to ritual. The clay is ground,

Traditionally, #Zuni women made pottery for storing food and water. They used symbols of their clans for designs. Clay for the pottery is sourced locally. Prior to its extraction, the women give thanks to the Earth Mother (Awidelin Tsitda) according to ritual. The clay is ground,