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The 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Sights and Sounds of

Río Grande/Río Bravo Basin
Activities 3
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Río Grande/Río Bravo Basin		  

mural painter
Luis Roman, retablo painter, works on his mural illustrating the "junta de los Ríos" (the joining of the Río Grande/Río Bravo and the Conchos Rivers).
Photo by Neil Greentree

tamale making
Rita Morales Alvarez's tamale making was a highlight of the Río Grande/Río Bravo program.
Photo by Lee Bickerstaff

park ranger
A San Juan/Río Grande National Forest Ranger Michael Blakeman engages children in environmental education activities..
Photo by Beth Laakso

brickmaking
Rita Morales Alvarez demonstrates brickmaking.
Photo by John Loggins