![]() ![]() Please sign up to receive my monthly articles via email by going to Subscribe. ( Click here for map to San Juan/Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo north of Santa Fe approximately 25 miles.)įor more tour options or to book your tour call: (505) 470-2991. ![]() You can find an official, who’ll be in the pueblo’s plaza area, and ask them for a permit. There’s only a nominal fee, usually around $10 – $20 if you want to photograph or video. Call Karen Denison at (505)660-0394, or 24 th Ohkay Owingeh Annual Feast Day : The dancers will perform in the Pueblo’s plaza from around 10.30 a.m till around 5.30 or 6 p.m. They are also well versed in the area’s geology and flora and fauna. Call (505) 231-9161) or email: Hiking and Snowshoeing includes tours to Bandelier National Monument, Frijoles Canyon, and many other wonderful known and little-known ruins and wild nature spots around northern New Mexico. They also have a terrific Pinzgauer off-road vehicle that makes light work of any rugged terrain and is a lot of fun. One of the great things about New Mexico is that there are still many areas that feel untouched by “modernity” today. Being an incurable romantic with a nostalgia for the “good ol’ days,” I’m in the right place.Īmong their many custom tour options, Sue and Georges of Santa Fe Walkabouts offer fun trips to Puye Cliffs, Frijoles Canyon, Bandelier, and Taos Pueblo. It was comforting to see that many places have changed little since then. Researching this article, I saw so many images of the area’s ruins and sites taken in the 1920s. (See below for June 24th Annual Feast Day Info.) ![]() The Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo does welcome visitors to photograph and video most of their dances, once you’ve paid a nominal fee for a permit. There are Ceremonials and Feast Days that visitors are welcome to watch, but not always allowed to photograph ( see here for a complete calendar). To learn more about Cultural Treasures Tours, go to: You can also call (505) 231-0855, or email: the year, many pueblos are open to visitors, except on certain holidays. Part of the Cultural Treasures tour included a home-cooked lunch at another friend’s home, this time at the San Ildefonso Pueblo. The traditional meal included beans, squash and Indian Tea made from plants picked from the land. Taken from a photo of one of Andy’s grandsons in Comanche regalia. “We performed the Buffalo and Eagle Dances for a quarter of a million people in the Washington Monument Mall at President Bill Clinton’s Inauguration.” It’s important to share cultures.” Andy says. “We’ve performed in India, Singapore, Columbia, Brazil, Canada, Spain, Mexico and all over the U.S. Since 1974, he has travelled the world with his dance troupe, Tewa Dancers From The North. He is a Storyteller and educator, teaching of his people’s ancient customs, dances and songs. Thanks to Robbie O’Neill’s Cultural Treasures Tours and her personal connections at many northern pueblos, I recently had the pleasure of meeting Andrew Garcia, an important elder at the Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo just north of Santa Fe. But it can still be difficult, unless you connect with someone they know. Today, travelers prefer to gain an insider perspective of other cultures and make more meaningful connections - I know I do. With nineteen pueblos in New Mexico, eight in the northern territory, there are numerous villages to visit. The original Harvey Indian Detours sign still hangs in the La Fonda lobby by the Concierge desk.įor more memorabilia and history on the Fred Harvey Company in Santa Fe, visit the New Mexico History Museum’s long term exhibit: Telling New Mexico: Stories from Then and Now. Fred Harvey’s sons and grandsons ran the business until 1968 when it was sold to a hospitality business based in Hawaii. Harvey Indian Detours brochure.Īttempts were made to revive the Indian Detours in the late 1940s, and early 50s, but by then, times were very different and they dwindled. 1920-30s Image of Pueblo woman and child. ![]()
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