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All audio segments and photos are copyright 2003-2014 by Cultural Energy, The New Mexico Acequia Association and/or Miguel Santistevan. They may not be reproduced in any form except one copy to listen to on your own computer or mp3 player.

Recorded & normalized by Robin Collier

On Aug 24 the commission approved the transfer.
Decision Hearing 7:53
Nothing has been edited, all pauses left as was recorded.

Recorded & normalized by Robin Collier

New Mexico Acequia Workshop

Co-chaired by José Rivera and Quita Ortiz, in which scholars and activists are invited to formulate and propose an agenda of research and policy based on new insight.

Panel Intro 11:42

Paula Garcia 8:08
Estevan Arellano 19:39
Miguel Santistevan 12:16
Arnie Valdez 9:26
Manuel Montoya 8:27
Sylvia Rodríguez 9:12
Sam Fernald 2:58

Q & A and Closing 48:46

Full Audio of Water Transfer Hearing 1:33:40

On May 17, 2012 the Commissioners of Acequia de Monte unanimous denied the water transfer application.

¡Que Vivan las Acequias!
#27 Jan 08
Interviews of Sembrando Semillas members, mentors, and chaperones from a La Jicarita backpacking trip held July 16 & 17, 2007. In this program we talk about hiking to La Jicarita peak, the source of our water and the watershed, and being silent in nature. Participants include:
Celestino Chavez, Taos
RJ Chavez, Taos
Toribio Garcia, Chamisal
Joshua Rivera, Mora
Angel Martinez, Taos
Andrew Mascareñas, Urraca
Augustine Gonzales, Chamisal
Done Gonzales, Chamisal
James Duran, Chacon
Dominic Chavez, Taos
Mentor and chaperone Victor Mascareñas
Chaperone Reynaldo Santistevan
and
Mentor and chaperone Margarita Garcia.

A special thanks to The Center for Whole Communities in Vermont for helping to fund this backpacking trip. Additional thanks to Rocky Mountain Youth Corp in Taos for lending us backpacking equipment for this trip.

Theme music by Cipriano Vigil and this month’s musical selection, “Esperanza,” by the B-Side Players.

Moving Acequias: The Law
An interview with Attorney David Benivides of New Mexico Legal Aid relating to issues raised by the Valverde Commons development. By Robin Collier.
Key NM Supreme Court case: Archibeck v. Mongiello, 58 N.M. 749, 276 P.2d 736 (1954)

Priscilla Salazar Martínez
Dr. Devon Peña
Acequias in San Luis, Colorado
Speaking at the Ditch and Reservoir Company Alliance (DARCA) Conference on Feb 21 08. Introduced by Priscilla Salazar Martínez of Las Comadres. Recorded & Edited by Robin Collier 58 min

¡Que Vivan las Acequias!
#28 Feb 08
A conversation with two parciantes and a mayordomo of three Taos acequias: Patricia Quintana of the Don Fernando Acequia Sur, Gene Sanchez of the Acequia Sanchez, and Dave Rael, mayordomo of the Spring Ditch. In this conversation we discuss some threats that the Taos acequias are facing with regard to development and politics.

Special thanks to Cipriano Vigil for our theme music and Quinto Sol for this month’s musical selection.

A History of New Mexico Crops & Food
#29 Apr 08 This show features a presentation by Dr. Richard Ford at our 3rd Annual Tierra, Agua, y Cultura conference held on March 8, 2008 in Española, New Mexico. It covers the interactions of the various cultures in northern New Mexico with regard to land, water, and seeds that has resulted in the food and agricultural patterns we see in the region today.

Special thanks to Cipriano Vigil for our theme music and Los Viejitos for this month’s musical selection.

Sembrados Semillas Workshops
#15 Plowing the land, planting & mulching tomatoes. Jan 07
The Mora Sembrando Semillas experience plowing the land in Mora on April 9, 2006 with:
- LeeAnn Pino and Director Paula Garcia
- Christina Garcia and mentor Antonio Medina (in Spanish)
- Josh Rivera
- Mentor Marino Rivera

Also listen to the Embudo Sembrando Semillas team as they learn to support and mulch tomato plants and plant seedlings on June 29, 2006 with:
- Mentors Margaret and Eremita Campos
- Youth interviews with Embudo Semillas: Ryan Martinez, Joaquin Campos-Lujan, Christy Lovato, Elizabeth Estrada, Elizabeth Atencio, and AnaLisa Campos

Musica by: “La Misma Canción” by Ozomatli.

Youth at the Quivira Coalition
#16 Feb 07
The Quivira Coalition Conference on January 18-20, 2007 in Albuquerque, NM with a Sembrando Semillas team presentation.
- Mentor and Coordinator Miguel Santistevan, RJ Chavez, Celestino Chavez, Karen Mirabal, DJ Duran, and Youth Mentor Margarita Garcia
Also listen to a presentation about Querencia by Estevan Arellano in this show.

Music by a man with a harmonica at the Quivira Coalition conference

Acequias at the Round House
#17 Mar 07
From Acequia Day at the Santa Fe Capitol during the 2007 legislative session on February 15.
- NMAA Executive Director Paula Garcia with a tribute to our beloved acequia leader Wilfred Rael and a “State of the Acequias” address.
- Speaker of the House Ben Lujan talks about the importance of acequias to the State of New Mexico.
- “Why acequias are important to us” by Taos Sembrando Semilla Martin Cardenas.
- an update on the work of the NM Food and Seed Sovereignty Alliance by Miguel Santistevan and Louie Hena.

Live Music by Cipriano Vigil and Facundo Valdez. Theme music by Cipriano Vigil.

Acequias, Ancestral Waterways in the 21st Century
#18 Conference in San Luis, CO & Planting Potatoes in Embudo. Apr 07
A program entitled, “Acequias: Ancestral Waterways in the 21st Century,” hosted by the Colorado Field Institute in San Luis, CO on March 8, 2007.

Traditional Acriculture Conference in Alcalde Part 1
#19 May 07 Alcalde Seed Sovereignty & Women's Conference Part 1
Listen to proceedings from the 2nd Annual Tierra, Agua, y Cultura conference, “Las Mujeres Hablan: Women, Seeds, and Agriculture,” on March 17, 2007. This conference was organized in collaboration with the New Mexico Acequia Association, the Traditional Native American Farmers’ Association, Tewa Women United, and Honor our Pueblo Existence.

In this episode you will hear:
- introductions by event organizer Margarita Garcia
- Pricilla Salazar-Martinez about the work of San Luis women’s group: Las Comadres.
- Paula Garcia on Spirit-rooted activism.
- Louie Hena, Jerry Fuentes, Robin Collier, and Paula Garcia on the work of the New Mexico Food & Seed Sovereignty Alliance in the 2007 Legislative session.

Also in this show you can hear from our latest members of Sembrando Semillas, Andrew and Laura Mascareñas after our early spring planting in Taos, April 21, 2007.

This month’s music is by Quinto Sol. Theme music by Cipriano Vigil.

Alcalde Conference Part 2
#20 Jun 07 Alcalde Seed Sovereignty & Women's Conference Part 2
On Raising Children
In this episode you will hear from a panel entitled, “Caring for the Human seed-raising children on the land,” with presenters:
- Michele Peixino of Chimayo.
- Teofista & Marisela Chavez of Taos area.
- and Margaret Campos of Embudo.

This month’s music is by El Chicano. Theme music by Cipriano Vigil.

Indigenous Seed Memorial
Jerry Fuentes 8 min

Acequia
Water Sharing, Sanctity, and Place
Sylvia Rodríguez's new book. Jul 07 Produced by Robin Collier

Alcalde Conference Part 3
#21 Jul 07 Alcalde Seed Sovereignty & Women's Conference Part 3
In this episode you will hear from a panel entitled about traditional foods and remedios with presenters:
- Serena Hena of Tesuque Pueblo.
- Donne Gonzales of Ojito.
- and Anna Mora Gutierrez Sisneros of lower San Pedro.

Also in this show is the reading of the Women’s Declaration from the Conference. You can also hear some youth perspectives from the conference.

This month’s music is from “Singing Earth” by Xavier Quijas Yxayotl. Theme music by Cipriano Vigil.

Real Sustainability
An hour long discourse and tour of Miguel's garden in a conversation with the Break Free Project Aug 07 Produced by Robin Collier

Federal Farm Bill Forumn
#22 Aug 07
A Farm Bill Forum that was held at Northern New Mexico College in Española on July 8, 2007. The forum was organized to inform people about the Farm Bill and how it affects us, as well as to hear peoples’ concerns about agriculture. The information from the Forum was to make recommendations to the New Mexico Congressional Delegation for Farm Bill policy.

The Forum was organized with the support of: The New Mexico Acequia Association, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension, Northern New Mexico College, the American Friends Service Committee, the Traditional Native American Farmers’ Association, and the Northern New Mexico Stockman’s Association.

In this program you can hear:
- Paula Garcia, Executive Director of the NMAA.
- Lorenzo Valdez, County Manager of Rio Arriba County.
- Edmund Gomez of NMSU Cooperative Extension.
- Don Bustos of Santa Cruz Farms.
- Marcela Cruz of Santa Fe Farmers Market.
- Louie Hena of Tesuque Pueblo.
- Carlos Salazar of the Northern New Mexico Stockman’s Association.
- Gail Minton of Taos.
- Suzanne Walter of Taos.
- and Camila Bustamante of La Cienega.

Theme music by Cipriano Vigil. This month’s music by Los Lobos.

José Rivera
# 23 Sep 07 Acequia Culture
This show could adequately be termed “Acequia Culture 101,” and features a presentation by Dr. Jose Rivera, sociology professor at the University of New Mexico and author of the book “Acequia Culture” published by UNM Press in 1998. The show gives a general overview of the history of the acequias, how they made their way to the upper Rio Grande, along with their cultural role and challenges.

Music by Cipriano Vigil.

Roberto Torrez & Roberto Mondragon #24 Oct 07
Presentations from historian Robert Torres and Roberto Mondragon from an event held in Las Vegas, New Mexico on May 19, 2007. The event, entitled “Land: Resource, Right, Refuge” was sponsored by the City of Las Vegas Museum and the Friends of the Museum.

Robert Torres speaks about the archival evidence of agriculture in New Mexico and the establishment of the land grants.

Roberto Mondragon sings a song about agriculture and shares some history about the land grant he belongs to in Anton Chico.

Music by Cipriano Vigil and Roberto Mondragon.

Blue Corn Posolé
#25 Nov 07
A Sembrando Semillas workshop held on October 20, 2007 in Chamisal, New Mexico.  In this program you can hear the Sembrando Semillas team learn how to make posole from blue corn.  Featured in this show are:
Maximiliano Garcia: mentor in the making of posole.
Miguel Santistevan: recorder and interviewer.
Margaret Garcia: youth mentor.
Victor Mascareñas, Taos Sembrando Semillas mentor.
AND Youth participants:
RJ Chavez, Taos High School senior.
Juan Felipe Roybal, Peñasco High School junior.
Adam Casados, Peñasco High School.
Karen Mirabal, Taos college student.
Toribio Garcia, Peñasco High School junior.
Michael Fresquez, Peñasco High School.

Music by Cipriano Vigil and David Garcia y su conjunto.

Middle Rio Grande Issues
#26 Dec 07
A presentation by Lisa Robert to the Southwest Water class at the University of New Mexico on October 26, 2007.  Lisa was editor of the New Mexico Water Dialogue for several years and has done much work on water issues in the Middle Rio Grande. In this show we dialogue about the Middle Rio Grande Basin, the San Juan-Chama diversion, and the connection between agriculture, surface water, and groundwater.

Music by Cipriano Vigil y los Viejitos.

Que Vivan las Acequias #3 Sembrandos Semillas & protecting our water rights. Jan 06
Proceedings from:
- Youth Radio Town Hall with Angel Martinez
- Rio Arriba County Water conference with water rights lawyer David Benavides about legal protections for acequias.
- Youth interviews from Toribio and Juanita Garcia with reflections on the Bioneers conference & LouAnn Romero with personal experiences and hopes for acequias

Musica: “La Corrida” by Cipriano Vigil y su conjunto from “Musicos del Camino Real de Tierra Adentro” Volumen II. Conaculta – INAH 2000 and “Raza Es Raza” from Kinto Sol’s “Hecho En Mexico” release, 2003

Preparing Seeds #4 Sembrandos Semillas seed cleaning workshop. Feb 06
A Workshop in Taos, NM on January 14, 2006.
- Sembrando Semillas Youth interview Marino Rivera, Estevan Arellano, Lucille Trujillo, Eremita Campos, Antonio Medina, and Margarita Garcia about seeds, agriculture, and food.

Musica: “Los Activos” from the “Hasta los Huesos” release on Big Bang records.

Preserving our Seed from the Corporations #5 Mar 06
A continuation of the Sembrando Semillas Seed Cleaning Workshop in Taos, NM on January 14, 2006 with:
- Miguel Santistevan – importance of seeds
- Antonio Medina – history of seeds

Musica: Butterfly Dance – San Juan Pueblo from “Music of the Native American Indians” on ARC records.

Seeds & Acequia Cleaning #6 Apr 06
The New Mexico Acequia Association and Traditional Native American Farmers’ Association’s Traditional Agriculture Conference in Alcalde, March 10 & 11, 2006
- Estevan Arellano – role of seeds in community
- Clayton Brascoupe – issues around Genetic Engineering
Acequia Cleaning in Taos, March 31 and April 1, 2006
- Johnny Sisneros, RJ Chavez, Paul Trujillo, Karen Mirabal

Musica: from Xavier Quijas Yxayotl, “America Indigena” release, 1994.

More Seeds & Acequia Cleaning
#7 May 06
More proceedings from the NMAA’s and TNAFA’s Traditional Agriculture Conference in Alcalde on March 10 & 11, 2006
- Maximilliano Garcia – importance of seeds (in Spanish)
- Gilbert Naranjo – stories of seeds and crops
and Youth Interviews with:
- Karen Mirabal – experiences with acequias
- Toribio Garcia –first acequia cleaning

Musica: Taos Pueblo Tribal Songs from American Indian Soundchiefs, 1996 and “Tierra Olvidada” by Quinto Sol from Quetzalcoatl/Tezcatlipoca release.

Que Vivan las Acequias- Planting
#8 Jun 06
A Sembrando Semillas Planting Workshop held in Taos on May 13, 2006 with:
- RJ Chavez, Johnny Sisneros, Karen Mirabal, Donne Gonzales, and Juanita Garcia
- coordinator Miguel Santistevan and youth mentor Margarita Garcia

Musica: Vicente Griego and Flamenco Xicano, live recording from NMCEI conference, June 3, 20006 and live recording of Dia de San Isidro pilgrimage in the South Valley of Albuquerque, May 20, 2006.

Land, Water & Culture Institute
#9 At Highlands in Las Vegas. Youth from Sembrandos Semillas. Jul 06
Proceedings from a Land, Water, & Culture Institute held at Highlands University on June 18-20, 2006 with presentations from:
Paula Garcia
Daniel Hearne
AnaLisa Campos
Estevan Flores

Music by: “Sacred Circle” by Aztlan Underground from the “Decolonize” release, 2001.

Preserving the Harvest: Capulin Jelly part 1
#11 Sep 06
The Taos Sembrando Semillas team making capulin jelly on August 10, 2006 with:
Nicanor Ortega,
RJ Chavez,
Karen Mirabal,
Miguel Santistevan,
Elena Arguello, and
mentor Beatrice Tafoya

Musica: “Barrio Viejo” by Lalo Guerrero.

Winona LaDuke
Seed Sovereignty 58 min Oct 06 At the Tesuque Seed Sovereignty Conference. Recorded by Robin Collier, Edited by Scott Schuker

Taos Currents - Host Mike Tilley
Acequia Congreso: Paula Garcia

Preserving the Harvest
part 2 #12 Oct 06
The Taos Sembrando Semillas team from our Harvest workshop held on September 22, 2006 with:
Martin Cardenas
James Archuleta
RJ Chavez
Margarita Garcia

Musica: “Viva la Raza” by The Latin Playboys, 1994.

The Bioneers #13 Nov 06
The Sembrando Semillas team report on their 2006 harvest with:
Angel Martinez
Karen Mirabal
Miguel Santistevan

Also listen to experiences of the Sembrando Semillas team with the Bioneers conference in San Rafael, CA held from October 18-22, 2006 with:
Angel Martinez
Toribio Garcia
Celestino Chavez
Juanita Garcia
RJ Chavez

The Bioneers & Seed Sovereignty #14 Dec 06
More reflections about the Bioneers conference held in San Rafael, CA on October 18-22, 2006 with:
- Margarita Garcia, Celestino Chavez, RJ Chavez, and Angel Martinez

Also hear a report about the Slow Food conference held in Turin, Italy on October 26-29, 2006 by Miguel Santistevan
Hear proceedings from the 7th Annual Congreso de las Acequias held in Taos, NM on December 2, 2006 with:
- Seed Sovereignty Report by Louie Hena and Miguel Santistevan
- El Agua es la Vida declaration with Paula Garcia and Juanita Garcia

Musica: “Sembrando Semillas” by Cihuatl Tonali, “No necesitamos permiso para ser libres” release.

Que Vivan las Acequias #1 Primere show with history of the Acequias and a statement by Margarita Garcia. Nov 05
From the Bioneers conference held in Albuquerque in October 2005 with:
- Miguel Santistevan – history/ecology of acequias
- RJ Chavez – historical background of Acequias
- Paula Garcia – presentation at Bioneers 2005 in Taos
- Margarita Garcia – presentation at Bioneers 2005 in Albuquerque

Musica: “La Corrida” by Cipriano Vigil y su conjunto from “Musicos del Camino Real de Tierra Adentro” Volumen II

Rio Arriba Water Conference #2 Dec 05
The Rio Arriba County Water conference held on Saturday, November 19, 2005 with:
- Alfredo Montoya - introduction and background
- Paula Garcia – policy aspects of acequias

Musica: from Disc 3 of “La Musica de los Viejitos” by Cipriano Vigil