In October 2026, CESOSS began a local cultural documentation project titled "Acequia Culture in the South Valley of Albuquerque, New Mexico: Documenting Cultural Memory, Aspirations, and Traditions for a Sustainable Future."

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The year-long project will comprise 12 or more oral history interviews with acequia and Atrisco community members who can speak to its rich past, changing present, and promising future. It will also document via video, audio, and photography five or more local traditions or cultural practices including storytelling, acequia walk & talks, acequia limpias, Primera Agua, La Fiesta de San Isidro, and an irrigation. 

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These in-depth interviews and recorded local practices will make up the first elements of the new Atrisco Community Archive, an accessible project that aims to include more voices and more traditions over the years, documented by locals and Atrisqueños themselves. 

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For now, sign up and join us for the first of these recorded local practices, the November 7, 2026, Pajarito Acequia Walk & Talk here.

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But also, subscribe to the CESOSS community to receive news about a possible Atrisco Community Archive kickoff event this year and learn about the next events we will document.

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Also, did you know that you can nominate someone or yourself to be interviewed!? Indeed...just ask yourself:

 

Do you want to share your knowledge about acequias, cultural memories of Atrisco, and/or aspirations for its future? Do know someone whose life story would enrich our collective understanding of Atrisco’s heritage, culture and history?

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If so, email julian@cesoss.org or fill out the form below to nominate yourself or someone else, or to get more information on this oral history project.