Zuñi Salt Lake - Wikipedia
WEBZuñi Salt Lake, also Zuni Salt Lake is a rare high desert lake, and a classic maar, located in Catron County, New Mexico, United States, [3] about 60 miles (97 km) south of the Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico.
Salt in the Southwest - ArcGIS StoryMaps
WEBAug 3, 2022 · Puebloan peoples like the Zuni (right, in 1939) collected salt from places like the Zuni Salt Lake (left) prior to Spanish colonization. As the date of the right photo indicates, Zuni saltmaking persisted in spite of Spanish efforts to claim and conquer mineral resources for the Spanish Crown.
The Zuni Way | Smithsonian
WEBThe Zuni have dwelled in this broad valley of golden buttes and red mesas for thousands of years, farming, hunting, gathering and practicing their communal way of life and ceremony-rich religion....
Saline Survivance: The Life of Salt and the Limits of Colonization in ...
WEBA still-sacred resource to Zuni and other Indigenous peoples in western and central New Mexico, the Zuni Salt Lake attracted considerable attention from Spanish and, eventually, American colonial entities who sought to exploit the lake’s quality salt.
Zuni Salt Lake – United States - Sacred Land
WEBNov 1, 2003 · Sixty miles south of the Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico lies Salt Lake, home of the Zuni’s Salt Mother deity. When water evaporates in the summer, it leaves a layer of salt on the lake bottom, which is harvested by pilgrims, including medicine men coming from Zuni and other neighboring tribes.
ZUNI SALT LAKE - All You MUST Know Before You Go (2024) - Tripadvisor
WEBZuni Salt Lake. #1,957 of 1,983 things to do in New Mexico. Bodies of Water. Write a review. About. Ancient lake considered sacred by six tribes. Suggest edits to improve what we show. Improve this listing. Be the first to upload a photo.
Protecting Zuni Salt Lake - Cibola Citizen
WEBJul 31, 2024 · ZUNI SALT LAKE – The United States Congress is debating a $685 million bill to support and protect the heritage of Zuni Salt Lake, just south of Cibola. The bill is a significant move towards ensuring water security and upholding tribal sovereignty, U.S.
Sacred Lake | The Tony Hillerman Portal
WEBA shallow saline lake located about 50 miles south of Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico. The Zuni understand the lake to be their sacred mother, Ma’l Oyattsik’I or "Salt Woman," and the lake is also a sacred site for the Navajo, Apache, Laguna, Acoma, and Hopi peoples as well.
Zuñi Salt Lake - Wikiwand
WEBZuñi Salt Lake, also Zuni Salt Lake is a rare high desert lake, and a classic maar, located in Catron County, New Mexico, United States, [3] about 60 miles (97 km) south of the Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico.
The Zuni Lake Salt Woman and the Coal Mine | Sierra Club
WEBNov 1, 2002 · Zuni Salt Lake, New Mexico, where the Zuni have harvested salt for centuries. | Photo by Netherzone. The Zuni people call her Ma’l Oyattsik’i, the Salt Woman. For the moment she rests peacefully in her domain, a gentle refuge nestled among purple mesas, lush grasses, and tenacious trees.
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