
News and Resources
Colorado Social Studies Standards
The new Social Studies standards that the Colorado State Board of Education just passed included the reference to the Maestas case in High School Civics. Social Studies Academic Standards | CDE (state.co.us)
Story about the vote: https://co.chalkbeat.org/2022/11/10/23452416/social-studies-standards-inclusive-pass-colorado-state-board-education-lgbtq-holocaust-race-ethnic
San Luis Valley Resources
Learn about the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area
Travel Stories App Guided Tour of Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic and Historic Byway
https://travelstorys.com/tours/los-caminos-antiguos
San Luis Valley Museums
https://www.museumtrail.org/
Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos
S.P.M.D.T.U. – Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (spmdtu.org)
SLV Video Resources
Alamosa Citizen covered the Oct 8,2022 statue dedication event at the Alamosa Justice Center
Spanish dialect in Colorado, New Mexico fading away | 9news.com
Memories of Los Rincones
https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/rocky-mountain-pbs/memories-of-los-rincones/
Horno Heritage
Property fence interrupts 150-year-old religious pilgrimage
Colorado Voices: Conejos and Costilla Counties (half hour special)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDDBRisd8LE
New exhibit in Fort Garland explores the lesser-known history of enslaved Native Americans
Colorado has a complex land and ethnic history. One student is looking at the correlations.
Junita Martinez of San Francisco speaks on water rights and the acequia tradition
In a small village in southern Colorado, architect Ronald Rael makes an earthy return
https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/rocky-mountain-pbs/ronald-rael-returns-to-southern-colorado/
History, culture, wildlife showcased in San Luis Valley’s Rio Grande Natural Area
https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/rocky-mountain-pbs/rio-grande-natural-area-san-luis-valley/
Pea Planting on the San Pedro (Social Media Video)
https://www.facebook.com/rmpbs/videos/4419926678030982
Land Rights Council Celebrates Life of Attorney Jeff Goldstein
Medic recalls anniversary of Wounded Knee 1973
https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/rocky-mountain-pbs/colorado-medic-recalls-wounded-knee-occupation/
SLV Reading Resources
Adams State will host historic Maestas Case presentation - Adams State University
La Sociedad: Guardians of Hispanic Culture Along the Rio Grande by Jose A Rivera
Spanish dialect in Colorado, New Mexico fading away | 9news.com
The quest to save a dying Spanish dialect in Colorado's San Luis Valley (denverpost.com)
The San Luis Valley: Land of the Six-armed Cross by Virgina McConnall Simmons
Forgotten Cuchareños of the Lower Valley by Virginia Sanchez
Jose Dario Gallegos: Merchant of the San Luis Valley (Now You Know Bios) by Emerita Romero-Anderson
Martin Serrano - A Spanish Colonial Family of New Mexico by Henrietta Martinez Christmas
The Many Faces of Our Lady of Guadalupe - Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe by Dr. Ronald W. Maestas
by Ronald W. Maestas
Maestas V. Shone by Durae Naranjo
