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SANTA FE, N.M. Las Vegas, N.M. – The New Mexico Highlands University Media Arts and Technology Department will build a digital community-based archive to preserve the histories of villages and towns of northern New Mexico, thanks to a $970,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Some of the communities that will benefit include Las Vegas, Taos, Chimayó, Abiquiú, Embudo Valley, Amalia and El Valle.
Miriam Langer, chair of the Media Arts and Technology Department at New Mexico Highlands University. (Courtesy of New Mexico Highlands University)
“We’re building a community-based archive for the people of Northern New Mexico in order to honor their history and ties to the land,” said Miriam Langer, Media Arts and Technology Department chair. “The idea is to connect through a collection of documents, images, video, audio and oral histories. It’s called the Manitos Community