Zia Pueblo News

Also, no sketches, no recording of sounds. The rationale for this goes directly to simulacrum and the sacred: the ground itself and all activities upon it remain contained, singular, rare.

Photo: Pueblo Blanco plans tour: Eric Blinman, Ph.D., director of the New Mexico Office of Archaeological Studies, picks up a piece of pottery from Zia Pueblo clay artist Ulysses Reid after a demonstration of ...

By JANET K. KEELER SANTA FE, N.M. -- The first thing you notice is the sky.An electric-blue ceiling.

“Your quarter's going to be a very popular ambassador for your state”

Multicultural New Mexico on Monday became the 47th state to be honored with a quarter and the first to use a symbol created by Native Americans, U.S. Mint Director Ed Moy said at a celebration of the coin's ... via Las Cruces Sun-News

“The primary purpose of our coins is to facilitate commerce ... so the people who don't think about the coins are doing exactly what the Founding Fathers thought we should do, use them as a means of currency”

The director of the U.S. Mint views America's coins this way: They're a piece of public art that people get to see every day. via Las Cruces Sun-News

More news from across the state: STATE WEATHER The National Weather Service said much of New Mexico will be under a fire weather watch Wednesday because of strong wind and low humidity. via KOAT.com

New Mexico's quarter will be released April 7. Gov. Bill Richardson and the director of the U.S. Mint, Edmond Moy, plan a ceremony in the Capitol rotunda in Santa Fe that day and will hand out shiny new ... via KOAT.com

JEMEZ SPRINGS, N.M. -- Beep Beep! These rugged red mountains look awfully familiar. via Detroit Free Press

NEW MEXICO QUARTER: The New Mexico Quarter, the 47th coin in the 50 State Quarter Program, will be released April 7. The coin features a Zia sun symbol emblematic of the influence of Native American cultures ... via Capper's

It stands in stark contrast to the nationwide hoorah that was to have made a big deal of 500 years since Columbus, and the one to celebrate 400 years of Spanish settlement in New Mexico. via Santa Fe New Mexican

“I think it's important the general public is given an opportunity to have access.”

Legislative leaders are considering a $30 million addition to the state Capitol they say is needed to relieve clogged committee rooms and make more space for staff. via Las Cruces Sun-News

“My campaign is about changing the way Washington works, and I am proud to have the Pueblo's support as we move forward”

Heinrich supporters at Saturday's DPNM SCC Meeting The lastest from Martin Heinrich's campaign for Congress in NM-01: Heinrich: "My campaign is about changing the way Washington works, and I am proud to have ... via Democracy for New Mexico

“We were the first of the Pueblo groups to strike a blow to the Spaniards”

Perhaps nowhere on this continent does the ancient past merge so seamlessly with the present as in New Mexico. via MySanAntonio.com

“I'm very concerned about the impact prairie dogs have already suffered”

The largest Gunnison's prairie dogs measure little more than 14 inches long and weigh about as much as a pineapple. via Mass Transit