ITF Rio Rancho

ITF Rio Rancho The Indigenous Task Force is sponsored by the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Rio Rancho, N.M.

We welcome you to join our monthly "Indigenous Voices" online speaker series and to learn more about our activities in the local area. In the summer of 2021, animated by a news story about graves found at boarding schools in Canada and our own country’s history of cultural genocide, Baha’is in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and neighboring communities met to find a way to honor generations of children a

nd inspire the future. The resulting task force, led by Indigenous Baha’is and supported by friends of various ethnicities, took as its charge the responsibility to provide education and awareness about the broad range of Indigenous experiences and traditions in the local area and far beyond. And, in the process, to pursue friendships among like-minded people who seek to build spiritually and materially vibrant communities.

02/18/2024

Baha'is around the world are getting ready to celebrate Ayyam-i-Ha (this year, sunset Feb. 25 to sunset Feb. 29), the annual festival marked by generosity and hospitality for those around us. It's followed by a season of reflection, the 19-Day Fast, which ends with the celebration of the new year at the spring equinox. It's a tradition shared by many cultures in different ways. What's yours?

One of our recent speakers recommended this movie. Like the iconic “Smoke Signals,” it’s a contemporary look at the Amer...
01/23/2024

One of our recent speakers recommended this movie. Like the iconic “Smoke Signals,” it’s a contemporary look at the American indigenous experience. Now available on Netflix.

Netflix

Frybread Face and Me
Directed by NACF Artist Billy Luther (Navajo/Hopi/Laguna Pueblo)
"A Navajo boy from San Diego experiences a cultural awakening when he spends summer vacation with his precocious cousin and their relatives on the rez."

More here:
https://www.nativeartsandcultures.org/frybreadfaceandme

After nearly a year's work, the Task Force recently launched our website, which hosts a video library full of past talks...
01/06/2024

After nearly a year's work, the Task Force recently launched our website, which hosts a video library full of past talks from the "Indigenous Voices" series, with permission from the speakers. Check it out!

Sponsored by the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Rio Rancho, our mission is based in education and honor. Visit our video library to view a selection of talks from our monthly speaker series.

01/06/2024

Please keep inaugural Task Force members Jerry and Alice Bathke in your prayers. Jerry is currently in the hospital with heart problems and Alice is by his side.

01/06/2024

Welcome! Follow us to learn more about our upcoming indigenous experience webinars and our local activities!

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