A year ago, I noticed a clearing between the academic and family housing buildings on the campus belonging to the Institute of American Indian Arts. Built on the rolling hills of Rancho Viejo on the outskirts of Santa Fe, the campus overlooks Interstate 25 running North and South, the Jemez and Sangre de Cristo Mountains....Read More
By MARTHA CABANISS Santa Fe ”“Time is running out for the Institute of American Indian Art’s writers club, Ex Nihilo, meaning “out of nothingness.” The club is on a mission this semester to raise funds to attend the Association of Writers and Writing Programs annual conference, which will be in Washington, D.C. in February. “Creative...Read More
By VERONICA JOURDAIN Santa Fe- In addition to representing their own demographics within the overall student community, student clubs get the students of the school involved in student government and outreach to the community. On Sept. 11, the Associated Student Government hosted the annual club drive. Only four clubs were able to make the...Read More
By TYLER PEYRON Santa Fe””One may ask, why is the Institute of American Indian Arts in need of the People’s Path Program and what role does it play? Many students may think that it is simply a disciplinary program created to deal with violators of the drug and alcohol policy, but this program is also...Read More
By VERONICA JOURDAIN Santa Fe””The Institute of American Indian Arts is a unique environment, encompassing people from all walks of life as well as tribes from all over the land. It is no surprise, then, that the counseling approaches here are as unique as the people being counseled. IAIA Counselor Greer McSpadden, a licensed independent...Read More
By MELANIE ELLIS Santa Fe ”“ Because art comes from the soul, it can reveal the inner self. In art therapy, patients use tools such as paints, chalks, pencils and markers to express their emotions through the symbols they create. These images can then be analyzed by the therapist to achieve insight, resolve conflicts, solve...Read More
By PAIGE BUFFINGTON Santa Fe”” Participators will be starting the third week of a ten-week long program being conducted at IAIA. It started Sept. 21 with a beginning step. For individuals who participated in the first group, this beginning step involved acknowledging a readiness to change over the course of a ten-week period. The first...Read More
