Less than a decade ago, a trip to Zuni Pueblo generally meant one walking tour of the Middle Village, at the center of the pueblo. There, a guide might use the giant 1970s-era Alex Seowtewa murals that line the walls of Our Lady of Guadalupe mission church to explain the cyclical dances, recognizable gods, and other characters that mark the Zuni seasons of life. ⁠ ⁠ Visitors might also get to walk up to the modern-day great kiva at the village’s center, where dances and ceremonies still take place. But you wouldn’t necessarily be guaranteed a Zuni guide, much less one armed with centuries of ancestral knowledge.⁠ ⁠ Starting in 2017, Stanford-educated Zuni archaeologist Kenny Bowekaty began envisioning a much broader Zuni tourism experience, one rooted in his 30-plus years of archaeological research across the Southwest. ⁠ ⁠ Now, Zuni guides Shaun Latone and Anthony Otto Lucio are helping him realize his dream of “a grab bag of tours” that includes the Middle Village jaunt, an architecture-focused walk-and-talk covering Zuni buildings through the ages, and an educational journey into the pueblo’s historical, cultural, and religious worldview. ⁠ ⁠ 📍A rock amphitheater with pictographs at the Village of the Great Kivas; Kenny Bowekaty; art from the ARTZ Collective; Our Lady of Guadalupe mission church; a boy peeks around a residence in the Middle Village.⁠ ⁠ 📷@jenjudgephoto⁠ 📝@figfromthistle⁠ 🔗in bio to read more⁠ ⁠ #zunipueblo #newmexicotrue #newmexicomagazine ⁠ #zuniart #zunipottery #ourladyofguadalupe #zunitours #artzcollective #nativeart #zunijewelry