{"id":21509,"date":"2025-07-08T16:46:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T22:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/upcoming-workshop-will-center-on-indigenous-foodways-in-the-san-juan-mountains\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:07:09","slug":"upcoming-workshop-will-center-on-indigenous-foodways-in-the-san-juan-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/upcoming-workshop-will-center-on-indigenous-foodways-in-the-san-juan-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming workshop will center on Indigenous foodways in the San Juan Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A view of the mountains from Lizard Head pass. (Cameryn Cass\/The Journal)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

In mid-August, Crow Canyon Archaeological Center near Cortez is putting on a traditional food systems workshop in the San Juan Mountains, and the deadline to register is July 17.<\/p>\n

The three-day, two-night Indigenous Foodways Workshop is from Aug. 17 to Aug. 19.<\/p>\n

Four \u201crenowned\u201d guides and educators will \u201cshare traditional knowledge of American Southwest cuisine and plant history,\u201d according to a news release.<\/p>\n

They are:<\/p>\n

A-dae Romero-Briones<\/a> from Cochiti Pueblo in New Mexico. Her background is in Native agriculture and food systems.Mary Motah Weahkee<\/a> of the Comanche Nation and Santa Clara Pueblo. She\u2019s a retired archaeologist.Reyna Banteah<\/a> of the Pueblo Zuni in New Mexico. She founded Ts\u2019uyya Farm, which practices sustainable farming \u201crooted in Pueblo traditions,\u201d according to its website<\/a>.Kate Thompson<\/a>, Crow Canyon\u2019s cultural explorations program manager.<\/div>\n

\u201cThis is not just a retreat,\u201d Thompson said. \u201cIt\u2019s a deep dive into traditional food systems and the ethics of foraging, gathering and preparing food in ways that sustain both the land and the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sarah Payne, chief outreach officer at Crow Canyon, said, \u201cThis isn\u2019t a lecture-based workshop.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s relational, participatory and rooted in respect for Indigenous leadership. We\u2019re guests in this knowledge system, and the workshop is designed to reflect that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Daily activities include ethnobotany, plant identification, basket weaving, food preparation and storytelling, according to Crow Canyon\u2019s website.<\/a><\/p>\n

The workshop, designed alongside Indigenous scholars, \u201cbuilds on years of relationship-based work,\u201d said Payne.<\/p>\n

Tuition is $1,300 and includes meals, lodging and transportation, a news release said.<\/p>\n

Attendees \u201cshould be comfortable strolling along trails at high elevations\u201d as they will hike 2.5 miles from the Lizard Head trailhead to the High Camp Hut<\/a>, where they will stay both nights.<\/p>\n

For information, contact Sarah Payne at spayne@crowcanyon.org<\/a> or (970) 564-4354 or Benjamin Strickland at bstrickland@crowcanyon.org<\/a> or (970) 564-4351.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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