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West Mesa Petroglyphs; Legislature at Midpoint; Land of Hydraulics (1987-02-11)
About this film
Petroglyphs and Pictographs -- After having withstood centuries of natural forces, New Mexico's "Rock Art" has not proven as durable under human pressures. Vandalism and development are the largest threats to the cultural legacy left by ancestors of the modern Pueblo Indians. On Assignment visits the ancient rock art sites and reports on efforts to preserve them (Guests: John Johnson, Architect; Ike Eastvold, Friends of the Albuquerque Petroglyphs; Erv Kulosa, Volcanic Cliffs Property Owners Association; Polly Schaafsma, Anthropologist; Frank Martinez, City Administrator; Doug Faris, National Park Service; Mark Neel, Property Owner). Producer: Karl Kernberger. Legislative Midpoint Approaches -- As the midpoint of the 1987 legislative session approaches, a look at the efforts of a new governor and a new legislative leadership to master the state's serious financial problems in the face of a sluggish state economy (Guests: John Budagher, New Mexico State Senator (R Bernalillo); Richard Minzner, New Mexico State Representative (D Bernalillo)). Producer: Dale Kruzic. House of Hydraulics (Postscript) -- Chuck Montoya's House of Hydraulics is considered to be the premiere lowrider shop i…
Directors & creators
KNME-TV (Television station : Albuquerque, N.M.)
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, West Mesa, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Petroglyphs, Rock art, National Park Service, Friends of the Albuquerque Petroglyphs, Volcanic Cliffs Property Owners Association, New Mexico Legislature, Lowriders, Anasazi, Pueblo Indians, John Johnson, Ike Eastvold, Erv Kulosa, Polly Schaafsma, Frank Martinez, Doug Faris, Mark Neel, Karl Kernberger, John Budagher, Richard Minzner, Chuck Montoya, Rodney Mondragon, Hal Rhodes
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