Scheduled for Wednesday, September 6 from 10:30AM - 4:30PM, the event presentations offer a substantive look into various interpretations of New Mexico’s rich history. Presenters include Stephen Post, an archaeologist and research associate and former deputy director for the Office of Archaeological Studies, Department of Cultural Affairs. He is the co-curator of Santa Fe Found: Fragments of Time, located in the west end of the Palace of the Governors. Post has been integrally involved in the Palace’s archaeology since 1978. The symposium will also feature a condensed version of the film Veiled Lightning by director Jaima Chevalier. This documentary explores the culture of protest in Native America and beyond—as seen through the lens of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680.
Photographer Steven Katzman will discuss his project titled This Miserable Kingdom, a photographic survey documenting government actions toward indigenous peoples, with the primary focus on Pojoaque Pueblo located in Pojoaque, New Mexico. Artist Virgil Ortiz who hails from Cochiti Pueblo will share insights into his provocative multimedia artistic approach to raise awareness of Pueblo culture, including the ongoing cultural significance of the Pueblo Revolt and the Reconquest. This event will culminate in a community conversation about this history. All who attend may partake in this discussion.
“All history must be approached from an assumption of complexity,” said History Museum Executive Director Andrew Wulf. “Few geographical areas boast as complicated, unresolved and ever-present reminders of such a history as New Mexico. Since First Contact in 1540, all the various groups who called and would name New Mexico their home were forever changed through these interactions with one another. It is our intention to open the conversation from various viewpoints during Fiesta season.”
Symposium Timeline:
10:00 AM Auditorium doors open for seating
10:30 AM Opening Address by NMHM Director, Dr. Andrew Wulf
10:45 AM -11:15AM: Presentation I by Stephen Post
11:20 AM -12:00PM: Presentation II, Film Screening of “Veiled Lightning” by director Jaima Chevalier
12:00 Lunch Break
1:15 PM Auditorium Doors Re-Open for seating
1:30 PM-2:10PM: Presentation III by Steven Katzman
2:15 PM-3:00PM: Presentation IV by Virgil Ortiz
3:15 PM Community Discussion Begins with Norman Johnson, Dr. Andrew Wulf, Stephen Post, Jaima Chevalier, Steven Katzman, Virgil Ortiz and community
4:30 PM Closing Address by Dr. Andrew Wulf
4:45 Symposium Concludes
5:00 Museum Closure
