Category Archives: Tahoma’s Family

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

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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

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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

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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

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