Cultural Recovery w/Maria Clorinda Lucero

Cultural Recovery w/Maria Clorinda Lucero

From Luminaria: New Mexico Genealogy and History by Luminaria Podcast

March 6, 2026 · 56 min

About this episode

A discussion on reclaiming ancestral connections through food and language.

A younger prima and I chat about the journey to reclaim a connection to our ancestors, including with food and language. Names mentioned: Garcia, Lucero Places mentioned: Chaperito, Anton Chico, Rocky Ford, Maxwell, Sapello The porridge she mentioned was called chaquegue/chaquehue, and it’s prepared a little differently than atole, but both use the blue corn meal. The article she discusses: "The Loss of a Language That I Never Had: A Story About Linguicide" Another article by Jose Cisneros on "Understanding Oppression and Valuing Diversity" The book she mentions: Up from Anton Chico: A Memoir of a New Mexico Hispanic Family as Told by One of its Members, José ("Joe") Sánchez, in Collaboration with His Wife, Elizabeth She mentioned the New Mexico Cooking page on Facebook for recipes and tips. Podcast "Stuff You Should Know" episode called The Fencing of the Commons You can email Kat at luminariapod@gmail.com.

People in this episode

Host: Kat

Guest: Maria Clorinda Lucero

Topics covered

  • cultural recovery
  • genealogy
  • food
  • language
  • ancestry
  • New Mexico history

Keywords

  • cultural recovery
  • genealogy
  • New Mexico
  • food
  • language
  • ancestry
  • blue corn meal

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New Mexico Cooking

Books & works: The Loss of a Language That I Never Had: A Story About Linguicide, Understanding Oppression and Valuing Diversity, Up from Anton Chico: A Memoir of a New Mexico Hispanic Family as Told by One of its Members, The Fencing of the Commons

Places: Chaperito, Anton Chico, Rocky Ford, Maxwell, Sapello

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