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NEW DATE 8/1/25 “You don’t know, what you don’t know” goes the saying. This is best exemplified by some of our fellow citizens who fail to acknowledge the portrayal of US history as inaccurate and Eurocentric, because of how US history is taught. Pueblo educator Jon Ghahate presents the legacy of NM’s Pueblo history that’s not included in school textbooks. As the US prepares to commemorate 250 years as a country, few know of an event that occurred here, 96 years before the Declaration of Independence was signed and the fight for freedom and autonomy began in the Land of Enchantment. Ghahate describes contributing factors of the 1680 Pueblo Revolt and its lasting ramifications which define NM.
Jon Ghahate is of the Pueblos of Laguna and Zuni and of the Turkey and Badger Clans. He is an educator at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center in Cortez, Colorado. Previously, Ghahate was the museum cultural educator at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. He has a diverse professional background which includes being a physician’s assistant, a high school math and science teacher, athletic coach, and associate producer for Native America Calling.