http://www.lasacequias.org New Mexico Acequia Association Thu, 01 May 2008 18:02:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en DJ Duran, junior at West Las Vegas High School, is going for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place at the ¡ESE! (Espanola Showing Excellence!) Film Festival to be held FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2008 in the 'Cultural Documentary' category. His film is entitled 'Cattle Driven' and features information about his ... http://www.lasacequias.org/2008/04/10/sembrando-semillas-video-to-be-shown-at-film-festival/ Episode 29 of ¡Que Vivan las Acequias! - produced by Miguel Santistevan of the NMAA in collaboration with Cultural Energy (www.culturalenergy.org). Made possible with a grant from the Panta Rhea Foundation. This show features a presentation by Dr. Richard Ford at our 3rd Annual Tierra, Agua, y Cultura conference held ... http://www.lasacequias.org/2008/04/09/%c2%a1que-vivan-las-acequias-29-a-history-of-new-mexico-crops-and-foods/ Episode 28 of ¡Que Vivan las Acequias! - produced by Miguel Santistevan of the NMAA in collaboration with Cultural Energy (www.culturalenergy.org). Made possible with a grant from the Panta Rhea Foundation. This show features a conversation with two parciantes and a mayordomo of three Taos acequias: Patricia Quintana of the ... http://www.lasacequias.org/2008/02/12/%c2%a1que-vivan-las-acequias-28/ NEWS RELEASE Community Groups Go to Court to Clean up LANL Santa Fe, New Mexico -- Citing significant violations of the Clean Water Act at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), an alliance of nine New Mexico community organizations and two individuals today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy and the Los ... http://www.lasacequias.org/2008/02/07/community-groups-go-to-court-to-clean-up-lanl/ Acequias have governed themselves for hundreds of years and continue to manage water through unique local customs.  NMAA launched the Acequia Governance Project to build upon this legacy and also adapt to new challenges.  Water has always been scarce in New Mexico but never has it been under such great ... http://www.lasacequias.org/2008/02/01/nmaa-announces-spring-workshops/ Episode 27 of ¡Que Vivan las Acequias! - produced by Miguel Santistevan of the NMAA in collaboration with Cultural Energy (www.culturalenergy.org). Made possible with a grant from the Panta Rhea Foundation. This show features interviews of Sembrando Semillas members, mentors, and chaperones from a La Jicarita backpacking trip held July ... http://www.lasacequias.org/2008/01/10/%c2%a1que-vivan-las-acequias-27/ Episode 26 of ¡Que Vivan las Acequias! - produced by Miguel Santistevan of the NMAA in collaboration with Cultural Energy (www.culturalenergy.org). This show features a presentation by Lisa Robert to the Southwest Water class at the University of New Mexico on October 26, 2007.  Lisa was editor of the New Mexico ... http://www.lasacequias.org/2007/12/10/%c2%a1que-vivan-las-acequias-26/ ACEQUIAS TAKE ACTION ON WATER ISSUES On Saturday, December 1st, acequia leaders from throughout New Mexico convened for the Congreso de las Acequias. Over 150 people from every corner of the state joined to strategize on defense of acequias. “We continue to build strength and unity around ... http://www.lasacequias.org/2007/12/05/acequias-take-action-on-water-issues/ Episode 25 of ¡Que Vivan las Acequias! - produced by Miguel Santistevan of the NMAA in collaboration with Cultural Energy (www.culturalenergy.org). This show features a Sembrando Semillas workshop held on October 20, 2007 in Chamisal, New Mexico.  In this program you can hear the Sembrando Semillas team learn how to make ... http://www.lasacequias.org/2007/11/09/%c2%a1que-vivan-las-acequias-25/ On Saturday, October 20, 2007, the Sembrando Semillas team gathered in Chamisal to learn how to make posole from blue corn. This workshop was led by our mentor Maximiliano Garcia with great support from his family. The workshop was attended by Taos’ RJ Chavez, Karen Mirabal, as well as Questa’s ... http://www.lasacequias.org/2007/10/29/sembrando-semillas-make-posole/