NMDCA News:

Explore the rise of the automobile and how it transformed Tribal communities and reshaped the cultural landscape of New Mexico and the Southwest from 1–3 p.m., Sunday, June 28.

Join New Mexico History Museum for a lecture with Shawn Price (Diné) that looks at historic Route 66 and how it impacted Native people in New Mexico. After the talk inside the museum’s auditorium, Price and the Dine Tah’ Dancers will perform traditional dances in the Courtyard of the Palace of the Governors. The presentation is included with museum admission.

Shawn Price, Director of the Dine Tah’ Navajo Cultural Program. Price is a traditional orator and historian whose work includes serving as a traditional practitioner and herbalist while advocating for Tribal issues, particularly the protection of sacred sites and the preservation of Native dances and songs from exploitation and misappropriation.

Find out how the iconic “Mother Road” transformed travel across the American West opening new opportunities for commerce and tourism, while also impacting Tribal life and communities.