Black Eagle

The pueblo of Jemez is a small community about 50 miles north of Albuquerque, NM, consisting of adobe houses scattered hither and yon in the manner Native Americans prefer. The legend of the settlement's creation tells that Father Sun issued a warning that if the people were to neglect or forget their traditions entirely, someone else would come along and take their lands. The Black Eagle Singers are a force keeping the musical traditions of their ancestors alive in Jemez, a community dedicated enough to this philosophy to teach its children the original native language of Tow...