Research in the Community Interest
A sound foundation of knowledge, experience and trust is required to
support the cooperation necessary to reintegrate traditional values,
beliefs and practices with economic development. Only then can we provide
for sustainable resource management in a healthy human and natural
environment. To this end, the Heritage Center engages in three broad task
areas:
Documentation and Analysis of the oral history, folklore, customs and
traditional practices of occupational, ethnic, religious and local groups
Video Documentation
Conservation of these materials either through depositing them at
the Heritage Center or at another archive, repository or museum, or
through assisting communities in developing their own conservation
strategies, such as cultural resource inventories and plans
Tapes Like Those from the Zuni Storytelling are Archived at the
Heritage Center
Education of the public through the development of historically and
culturally sound forms of public programming, such as responsible cultural
and historical tourism, festivals, museum exhibits, teacher training
workshops, media programming and publications
Museum Exhibits Give Communities a Richer Sense of Their
Past
The Heritage Center has expertise in a variety of cultural conservation fields
that can be of service to communities in:
- cultural tourism
- historic preservation
- museum and archive development
- oral history projects
- curriculum development
- public programming, including festivals
and audio-visual materials
- publications on traditional resources
- surveying folklife resources in your area
The Heritage Center will work with your community or organization to
develop programs of quality that serve your interests.
The Ranching Community of Crow Flats, New Mexico
Community Meeting in Doņa Ana, New Mexico
The range of the
Heritage Center's activities is demonstrated by a some of the projects it
has conducted in New Mexico and internationally.
