Today, former Laboratory employee and now Taos Pueblo Tribal Council member Gilbert Suazo will talk about a tribal perspective on prehistoric and historic uses and efforts to preserve and protect aboriginal rights. The talk is at 11:30 this morning, in the Materials Science Laboratory Auditorium at Technical Area 3 and is part of the Lab's celebration of American Indian Heritage month.
Suazo is a co-spokesman for the Taos Pueblo water task force and a member of the State Drought Monitoring Working Group.
The theme of this year's observance is "Water Flowing through all our Lives."
Also as part of the observance, a Diversity Cinema screening of Part II of the documentary “Surviving Columbus: The Story of the Pueblo People" will be shown at 11:30 a.m., April 20, also in the Physics Building Auditorium.
The final Diversity Cinema screening as part of American Indian Heritage Month is at 11:30 a.m., April 25 with a screening of Agua Es Vida: Groundwater and Sustainability, Vol. 1. The video examines groundwater hydrology and sustainability, using the Española Basin in Northern New Mexico to illustrate water resource issues typical of arid and semi-arid regions of the world. It explains the scientific principles of hydrology that are applicable to the determination of water availability and the management of groundwater resources. The video was funded by the Environmental Stewardship (ENV) Division.
Diversity Cinema provides an occasional lunchtime opportunity to learn about heroes and historical figures from all cultures and backgrounds, as well as other diversity-related topics. This diversity education and awareness effort supports the Laboratory's Strategic Goal H, Agile Work force. Free popcorn and soda are provided at Diversity Cinema screenings by DVO.
For more information about Native American Heritage Month activities at the Lab go to http://www.lanl.gov/orgs/dvo/ online.
