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Marielle Nizhoni Emanuelle Gomez (18) and her mother Anne-Marie Emmanuelli (61) share a conversation about their multicultural family, life experiences, and identity.

Siblings Margaret Rodríguez Callahan [no age given] and Robert “Bo” Rodríguez [no age given] have a conversation about their great-grandmother, Rosa Bernal, who was captured and enslaved in Las Vegas, NM in 1860. They mourn her difficult life while also...

Waltraud Kuerschner (80) speaks with her daughter Ariana Kramer (51) about the places she has lived and her life experiences.

Friends Augustine "Chris" Baca (74) and Alberto Gutierrez (54) talk about family history and what it means to be Chicano.

Nicole Thibodeau (42) speaks with her friend Claire Coté (41) about family, art, and her career path.

Cousins Carolyn Bornfleth (68) and Adele Johnson (72) remember their ancestor Maria Rosa Villalpando, who was captured by the Comanche tribe in 1760. They discuss how Villalpando ultimately came to lead an independent life in St. Louis, MO and bond...

Friends Martinez "Marty" Hewlett (80) and James "Jim" Gilroy (76) discuss their relationship with science and theology.

Friends and colleagues Barbara Sheppard (64) and Judy “Jude” Uerling (71) share a conversation about their work with the St. James Food Pantry, their passion for service, and their journeys becoming part of the community in Taos.

Friends, colleagues, and current college students Kelsey Barnes (19) and Kyana Sanchez Rodarte (19) share a conversation about protecting and celebrating Black hair and expression. They also talk about their work as youth leaders on anti-hair discrimination legislation and supporting...

Kenneth Marez Jr. (36) talks with his partner Taranita Costales (34) about his journey into researching his mixed Hispanic and Native heritage, uncovering Native ancestors forced into slavery and servitude in the process. The two also reflect on the importance...

Friends Maye Torres (62) and Ana Beluche (77) discuss Taos, New Mexico, art, and the many forms healing can take.

Friends Fernando Ortega [no age given] and April Gallegos [no age given] discuss their spiritual practices. Fernando talks about being an Aztec dancer, and April speaks about becoming a Guadalupana.

Claire Cote (41) interviews her friend Flavio Cisneros (81) about his life, his involvement in the community in Questa, New Mexico, and his relationship with cooking.

Deborah Binder (38) interviews friend and colleague Michael Reynolds (77) about his work designing and building Earthships as well as his outlook on life and humanity. The two reflect on the importance of sustainable housing and its ability to improve...

Claire Coté (41) interviews her parents Connie Long (72) and Tim Long (71) about the life they have built together in Northern New Mexico.

Juanita Lavadie (74) interviews her friend Leonila Serna (82) about her childhood and her career as a teacher and superintendent.

Deborah Binder [no age given] interviews her coworker and friend Michael Reynolds (77) about Earthships, legacy, and his perspective on life and the future.

Siblings Genevieve Chavez Mitchell (66) and James "Jim" Martin Chavez (64) come together to share memories of their grandparents on the Chavez and Tafoya sides of their family, as well as memories they have from growing up.

Cousins and descendants of Andres DeHerrera and Miguel DeHerrera, Diane [No Name Given] (39) and Rose Herrera Figueroa (56), discuss their family history. They talk about being descendants of enslaved Navajo people and how that history has impacted their lives....

Lynne Robinson (69) and her daughter Genevieve Oswald (41) reflect on their relationship to Taos, New Mexico, the Harwood, and Taos Pueblo.

Stephine "Steph" Poston (55) speaks to fellow entrepreneur and friend Shayai Lucero (48) about the impact of the Native Women Lead organization on their entrepreneurial journeys as Native women business owners.

Alan Siegel (83) speaks with his colleague Cheri Lyon (65) about his work as a coordinator for La Jicarita Food Basket, a food pantry in Peñasco, New Mexico.

Friends Daniel “RYNO” Herrera (49) and Todd Wynward (56) come together to talk about their backgrounds, friendship, bringing value to their community, and the Watershed Way.

Long time friends Estevan Rael-Galvez (54) and Edward "Eddie" Joseph Chacón-Lontín (68) share a conversation about Eddie's family heritage, his mother’s practice of silence in the interest of survival, and his experience understanding and embracing his mixed identity. The two...

Sisters Kathleen Knoth (65) and Kerry Lynn Callegari (67) discuss their careers, the University of New Mexico Taos Library, and their experiences as first-generation college students.