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This looks like a good talk!On Saturday, November 14, at 2pm, filmmaker and Chiricahua Apache Tribal Council Member, Kristi Moya, will be speaking at the Branigan Cultural Center in our Swartz Room.

This program is part of the "Land of the People: Nde benah" exhibit co-curated by the Chiricahua Apache Nation. Open from November 7, 2026 through January 30, 2027.

Kristi Moya began her quest for identity after her aunt found her in 1992 and told her about her mother and their people. Her mother died when Kristi was two, and her father had hidden the truth about the existence of maternal blood relatives. When Kristi's stepson was killed in 2004, she was already a teacher of media awareness and its use to perpetuate violence, especially against women and children.

She turned her grief into an epic journey of discovery and historical documentation, which evolved into her three-part film series, "Dream Trilogy: La Jornada, Fierce Beauty, and Dreams Awake." Kristi’s stories offer a glimpse into the hearts and dreams of diverse people and their cultures. They weave a life together, not just to endure the violence of the time, but to love and resist.

For additional information contact Mina Stafford, Museum Manager (Education), at MStafford@LasCruces.gov or (575) 541-2160/TTY 711.

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