DJ Duran, junior at West Las Vegas High School, is going for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place at the ¡ESE! (Espanola Showing Excellence!) Film Festival to be held FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2008 in the ‘Cultural Documentary‘ category. His film is … Continued
Episode 29 of ¡Que Vivan las Acequias! – produced by Miguel Santistevan of the NMAA in collaboration with Cultural Energy (www.culturalenergy.org). Made possible with a grant from the Panta Rhea Foundation. This show features a presentation by Dr. Richard Ford … Continued
Hola amigos I would like to take this opportunity to also invite you to celebrate Cesar E. Chavez’s birthday with a march and rally celebrating the past and continuing the struggle. Saturday March 29th beginning at 9am-11am at the sanchez … Continued
3rd Annual Land, Water, and Culture Conference and Seed Exchange “Honoring our Relationship with Food” Saturday, March 8th, 2008 Northern NM College, Española, New Mexico *** *** CLICK HERE TO HEAR ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF NEW MEXICO CROPS AND FOODS … Continued
Episode 28 of ¡Que Vivan las Acequias! – produced by Miguel Santistevan of the NMAA in collaboration with Cultural Energy (www.culturalenergy.org). Made possible with a grant from the Panta Rhea Foundation. This show features a conversation with two parciantes and … Continued
NEWS RELEASE Community Groups Go to Court to Clean up LANL Santa Fe, New Mexico — Citing significant violations of the Clean Water Act at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), an alliance of nine New Mexico community organizations and … Continued
Acequias have governed themselves for hundreds of years and continue to manage water through unique local customs. NMAA launched the Acequia Governance Project to build upon this legacy and also adapt to new challenges. Water has always been scarce in … Continued
Episode 27 of ¡Que Vivan las Acequias! – produced by Miguel Santistevan of the NMAA in collaboration with Cultural Energy (www.culturalenergy.org). Made possible with a grant from the Panta Rhea Foundation. This show features interviews of Sembrando Semillas members, mentors, … Continued
State Archives Building, 1205 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe For hundreds of years, acequias have reallocated unused water rights within the same acequia for use by the other parciantes. However, under state law, unused water rights were subject to loss … Continued
Knights of Columbus Hall, Arroyo Seco Co-sponsored by NMAA, Pojoaque Valley Acequia and Well Association, and the Santa Cruz Irrigation District Topics: Acequia Bylaws, Acequia Water Banking, Regulation of Water Transfers, Funding for Acequias.