The Comanche Dance at San Ildefonso Pueblo Tour January 22, 2011

At the foot of the Pajarito Plateau, just east of Los Alamos, lies the San Ildefonso Pueblo, one of the Eight Northern Pueblos of New Mexico. UNM Continuing Education invites you to join us on a trip to enjoy traditional Native American dances happening at the San Ildefonso Pueblo for their Annual Feast Day on January 23, 2011. Native American feast days allow tribal members to come together in a renewal of their language, culture, and religion. Each dance tells a different story and serves a different purpose. Every dance is considered a prayer, not a performance, and as such, we are privileged to observe them. The San Ildefonso people have lived in the present site since before thirteen hundred A.D. They have a strong sense of identity and retain ancient ceremonies and rituals tenaciously, as well as tribal dances. San Ildefonso is one of the best known New Mexico Pueblos because of Maria Martinez and the famous blank-on-black pottery. This trip departs from the UNM Continuing Education east parking lot, located at 1634 University Blvd. NE in Albuquerque, NM on Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 9:30am and will return at 4:30pm. Tuition is $89. For more information visit dce.unm.edu/story-of-new-mexico.htm or call Joan Cok at 505-277-0563. To register visit dce.unm.edu.

Official Website: http://dce.unm.edu/story-of-new-mexico.htm