Southwest Indian Ceremonies; The Winter Tales: Indian myths of the Southwest by Don Roberts; Roberts is a UNM Fine Arts Librarian; Third meeting of season. Roberts started his studies of Indigenous music and ceremonies for grad school. "people in our 'strata' of society' tend to look down on the Indian and think him inferior". There are 18 different pueblos in New Mexico, and they each have a different language, distinct dances form secular to sacred: corn, borrowed, lullaby, mask, etc. Southwest pueblos might be the most complex music-wise because of European influence since centuries of colonization. Masked ceremonies are done in connection to outside ceremonies. There is evidence that pueblo music/dances haven't changed in at the very least a few decades (from time of recording), but very likely haven't changed much for centuries. Roberts thinks it unwise for Indigenous tribes to "throw out" tradition including old dances (wants them to remain the same, ever-unchanging). Roberts plays a recording of a Zuni rain dance song (does not claim whether he had permission by Zuni members to play or not). Uses terms coined by other anthropologists (not terms used by Indigenous tribe/clan members). Albuquerque Historical Society; MP3 Converted, November 10, 1966

Southwest Indian Ceremonies; The Winter Tales: Indian myths of the Southwest by Don Roberts; Roberts is a UNM Fine Arts Librarian; Third meeting of season. Roberts started his studies of Indigenous music and ceremonies for grad school. "people in our 'strata' of society' tend to look down on the Indian and think him inferior". There are 18 different pueblos in New Mexico, and they each have a different language, distinct dances form secular to sacred: corn, borrowed, lullaby, mask, etc. Southwest pueblos might be the most complex music-wise because of European influence since centuries of colonization. Masked ceremonies are done in connection to outside ceremonies. There is evidence that pueblo music/dances haven't changed in at the very least a few decades (from time of recording), but very likely haven't changed much for centuries. Roberts thinks it unwise for Indigenous tribes to "throw out" tradition including old dances (wants them to remain the same, ever-unchanging). Roberts plays a recording of a Zuni rain dance song (does not claim whether he had permission by Zuni members to play or not). Uses terms coined by other anthropologists (not terms used by Indigenous tribe/clan members). Albuquerque Historical Society; MP3 Converted, November 10, 1966, Box: 1. Albuquerque Bernalillo County Special Collections Library.

Southwest Indian Ceremonies; The Winter Tales: Indian myths of the Southwest by Don Roberts; Roberts is a UNM Fine Arts Librarian; Third meeting of season. Roberts started his studies of Indigenous music and ceremonies for grad school. "people in our 'strata' of society' tend to look down on the Indian and think him inferior". There are 18 different pueblos in New Mexico, and they each have a different language, distinct dances form secular to sacred: corn, borrowed, lullaby, mask, etc. Southwest pueblos might be the most complex music-wise because of European influence since centuries of colonization. Masked ceremonies are done in connection to outside ceremonies. There is evidence that pueblo music/dances haven't changed in at the very least a few decades (from time of recording), but very likely haven't changed much for centuries. Roberts thinks it unwise for Indigenous tribes to "throw out" tradition including old dances (wants them to remain the same, ever-unchanging). Roberts plays a recording of a Zuni rain dance song (does not claim whether he had permission by Zuni members to play or not). Uses terms coined by other anthropologists (not terms used by Indigenous tribe/clan members). Albuquerque Historical Society; MP3 Converted, November 10, 1966, Box: 1. Albuquerque Bernalillo County Special Collections Library. https://nmarchives.unm.edu/repositories/9/archival_objects/536085 Accessed December 22, 2024.