12024-08-17T14:44:29+00:00Nicholas Farrell22ac9ff28e371e85b94dfcb276a0447decd93ec91382plain2024-08-18T03:02:44+00:00Nicholas Farrell22ac9ff28e371e85b94dfcb276a0447decd93ec9Infrastructural ViolenceTheme DescriptionHearing accounts from mayordomos the guardians of acequias as well as the historical shifts documented in photos and hydrology maps the impact of these changes can vividly hit home. However, there is still hope. As some communities break apart due to these challenges some come closer together. More money, time, and energy moves to the state to replace the aging communities allow for small acequia based farms to survive and thrive. Their protection of acequias becomes more than protecting water rights, it becomes about protecting cultural heritage that is tied to the landscape and infrastructure of New Mexico.
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1media/IMG_9160.jpeg2024-08-17T14:16:50+00:00Nicholas Farrell22ac9ff28e371e85b94dfcb276a0447decd93ec9The Destruction of AcequiasNicholas Farrell8The Lifeblood of the high desertimage_header82722024-08-17T14:45:08+00:00Nicholas Farrell22ac9ff28e371e85b94dfcb276a0447decd93ec9
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1media/TVAA-Annual-Meeting-17_thumb.jpeg2024-08-18T02:28:22+00:00Acequia community meeting1Community Members gathered to learn about the Abeyta Water Settlement at the Taos County Agricultural Center on Saturdaymedia/TVAA-Annual-Meeting-17.jpegplain2024-08-18T02:28:22+00:00New Mexico Acequia association4 March 2017