Sacred Geography of Colorado and New Mexico

Location: Kit Carson Electric - 118 Cruz Alta Rd, Taos

Date: Jan. 8th (Tuesday) @ 7:00 PM

Speaker: Michael Burney,

Subject: Sacred Geography of Colorado and New Mexico: Anthropology and Archaeology of Place

Native peoples hold eternal their ancestral knowledge of the sacredness of Mother Earth. Selected sacred places documented in Colorado and New Mexico will be highlighted, including mountain tops; caves; hot and cold springs; waterfalls; lakes; confluence of streams, creeks, and rivers; sandbars; and mountain passes.

Michael Burney: Awarded B.A.in anthropology from the Univ. of Idaho, Moscow and M.A. From the Univ. of Colorado, Boulder. He has worked for a number of native tribes: the Umatilla, Cayuse, and Walla Walla, Oregon; the Rosebud and Yankton Sioux, SD; and Assiniboine/Sioux and Northern Cheyenne, Montana. He continues to advocate for the participation of tribes in America's cultural management (CRM) industry. Michael currently travels with federal law attorney, Gary Montana, (Standing Rock Sioux, Ft. Yates, ND) teaching archaeological monitoring to tribal members selected by their tribal governments.

Join other TAS members and our speaker for Dinner at 5 PM

Guadalajara Grill South, 1384 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos, across from Ace Hardware.

Arrive between 5:00 and 5:30 PM, place your order at the front, and take your number to the back room.  

No reservations needed.