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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Tracking Tahoma in the Census Records
We pursued the leads from the January 2005 copies of National Archives Santa Fe Indian School records. David Brugge explained that the closest he could come to the name Sigantizo that we found on the school record as a guardian, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Contributors, Navajo, Tahoma's Family
Tagged Census, Elmer Jenkins, Navajo clan, Siganitzo, St. Michaels, to'ahanie clan
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Quincy’s Wandering–to Louisiana?
I’ve just returned from a few days in the wonderful, timeless city of New Orleans. I could not help wondering if Quincy Tahoma ever saw that city? The odds are slim, but the possibility persists. The De La Salle Christian … Continue reading
National Archives–Answers and More Questions
In January 2005 we E-mailed the National Archives Western Regional Office in Denver and learned that they had some incomplete school records from Santa Fe Indian School. We were disappointed to learn that they had none from Albuquerque or from … Continue reading
What Was Quincy Tahoma’s Clan?
Was it possible that Quincy Tahoma actually did not know his clan as he said? He told people that he had no parents, and that information was in the school records that we found at the National Archives Western office … Continue reading
Posted in Santa Fe Indian School, Tahoma's Family
Tagged clan, David Brugge, Mark Rosacker, National Archives, Navajo, Santa Fe Indian School
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David Brugge
I would like to introduce David Brugge, because he became one of the most important resources that we had as we tried to answer our many questions about Quincy Tahoma. Several people recommended that we talk to David Brugge, who, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Contributors, Navajo
Tagged Albuquerque, David Brugge, Quincy Tahoma, research
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Where Was Quincy Tahoma Born?
Tahoma always told people that he was from Tuba City. In fact he even signed a painting or two “Quincy Tahoma from Tuba City,” but we could find no birth records for him, and it took us a very long … Continue reading
Posted in Book Contributors, Tahoma's Family
Tagged Harrison Begay, Shonto, Tahoma Birthplace, Tuba City
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First We Asked Questions about the Artist
Writing a biography of Quincy Tahoma took a lot of research verging on detective work. We started our research with questions. Where was Quincy Tahoma born? What was his clan? Were any of his family members still living? Was he, … Continue reading
The Police Photographer/Investigator, Bundy
Jailer provides art studio for Quincy Tahoma. Continue reading
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Tagged painting, Santa Fe Police, Tahoma, Tahoma's death
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