Drought Affecting Rio Grande Region's Agriculture Livelihood

OHKAY OWINGEH, NEW MEXICO - NOVEMBER 15: Joseph Patrick Aguino, 69, stands for a portrait after walking his horse 'Beauty' on November 15, 2023 in Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico. In an effort to preserve the language and culture, Aguino of the Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo began teaching the Tewa language after his daughter passed away in 1999. "Somewhere along the line, I asked myself the question, the John F. Kennedy question, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” For me, this Pueblo has taken care of me thick and thin, and I realized that I was one of the few that had the culture and the ability to teach the language. Teaching started as a giving back from my own journey, and having eye-openers that this generation don’t understand their own language," said Aguino. The Pueblo Native Americans continue working to preserve their culture and language under a shifting landscape severely impacted by drought and irregular weather extremes. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)