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When the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad extended a line across pueblo land in the Southwest, they promised jobs for pueblo workers. That promise led to the rise of pueblo colonies in urban areas. One of those is a thriving group of Laguna Pueblo citizens in Albuquerque who maintain their tribal connections at a distance.
Guests:
Ron Solimon (Pueblo of Laguna) – chair of the Laguna Colony of Albuquerque
Cynthia Figueroa-McInteer (member of the Laguna Tribe and Yaqui) – retired architect
Thelma Antonio (Pueblo of Laguna) – architecture, planning and historic preservation background
Break 1 Music: Intertribal (song) High Noon (artist) Generations (album)
Break 2 music: Converge (song) PIQSIQ (artist) Live from Christ Church Cathedral (album)
