Oh our Mother the Earth, oh our Father the Sky . . .

"Oh our Mother the Earth, oh our Father the Sky,
Your children are we, and with tired backs
We bring you the gifts that you love.
Then weave for us a garment of brightness;
May the warp be the white light of morning,
May the weft be the red light of evening,
May the fringes be the falling rain,
May the border be the standing rainbow.
Thus weave for us a garment of brightness
That we may walk fittingly where birds sing,
That we may walk fittingly where grass is green,
Oh our Mother the Earth, oh our Father the Sky!"

Songs of the Tewa

The Tewa are descendents of the Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) Peoples who inhabited Chaco Canyon, Mesa Verde, Canyons of the Ancients, and other ancient pueblos in the Four Corners area. The Tewa live in the following Pueblos: Nambe', Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan), Santa Clara, and Tesuque. The descendents of the Ancestral Puebloans also include the Tiwa, Towa, Hopi and Zuni among others as well.

Photos: (Top) Evening-Primroses and Pueblo at Chaco Canyon, NM; (Middle) Red badlands at Ghost Ranch, NM; (Bottom) Doors inside Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, NM; May 23-25, 2015