The local Piro-Manso-Tiwa Tribe of Guadalupe Pueblo of Las Cruces continue the practices of their ancestors in order to save their homeland for the next 7 generations. This thought from an earth centered group should be a source for the way we garden and go about our lives.

Rev. Gary Kowalski once used Frederick Douglas’ 1852 speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July,” to question the celebration. This service will address the topic as it relates to today’s people of color.