Historias de la familia, amor, aventuras, y desventuras dichas por la gente de nuestro país

On Saturday, Jul. 11 the Voces de Nuestro País event and podcast will feature brothers Joseph and Ricky León. The Brothers will share stories of growing up in Cerro, NM and experiences from their careers. From simpler times, the brothers grew up farming and ranching, living on the acequia, helping with Leon’s store/bar and Texaco station, and experiencing loss at a young age. They will share antics from their youth and today, their dedication to family and contributions to the community of Cerro. Joseph will also talk about his career with his Federal Government in two National Forests (Carson and Gila), one National Monument (Gila Cliff Dwellings),

DOD (White Sands Missile Range), and Bureau of Land Management (Las Cruces, Santa Fe, and Wild Rivers).
Our eleventh session featured Erica Vigil Flores and Jada Lew with “Redemios de Nuestra Tierra” – remedies from our land, traditional knowledge of the Earth, plants, and their power to heal. The event took place on Jun. 20,

after this newspaper’s submission deadline. Look for highlights from that gathering in the Aug. issue.
Voces de Nuestro País ~ Voices of Our Area are monthly story gatherings celebrating local voices and culture. Featured local guests share stories of family, community, history, love, work, adventures, and misadventures. Each event is recorded and released as an audio and video podcast on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music; search “Voces de Nuestro País.” By sharing these stories virtually, we hope to extend and multiply the sense of community connection that is felt during the live gatherings. Please tell your friends and family!

Michael Rael is MC and curator for these monthly gatherings and podcast episodes, hosted in collaboration with Questa Library and Voices of the Northern Rio Grande, a program of local nonprofit, Localogy. Audio recordings, videos, and images from “Voces de Nuestro País” events are also added to the growing digital community archive, a local repository and resource established by Voices of the Northern Rio Grande and Questa Public Library with support from the Manitos Community Memory Project. Learn more about the community archive and listen to stories from community members at QuestaStories.org.

Don’t miss our twelfth Voces de Nuestro País event, “Joseph and Ricky León: Adventures in Cerro” at Questa Library on Saturday, July 11, 2 – 4pm. We hope you can join us!

If you have stories you’d like to share,
please let Michael Rael or Claire Coté know. Email Michael at rael870@gmail.com
or Claire at QuestaStories@gmail.com
or call or text (575) 224-9066.

Voces de Nuestro País
Saturday July 11
2 – 4 pm,
Join us at the Questa Public Library on Saturday, July 11, from 2 – 4 pm for “Joseph and Ricky León: Adventures in Cerro”. Voces de Nuestro País is a monthly gathering that celebrates local voices, stories, and culture. This month brothers Joseph and Ricky León will share stories of growing up in Cerro, NM and experiences from their careers. Please join us! Hosted by MC Michael Rael, these events bring people together through stories of family, community, history, love, land and adventure. These events are a collaboration of Questa Library and Voices of the Northern Rio Grande, a program of local nonprofit, Localogy.

Can’t attend in person? Episodes are also available as a podcast on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music. More information at https://questastories.org/