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Helen <I>Quintana</I> Cordero

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Helen Quintana Cordero

Birth
Cochiti Pueblo, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
Death
24 Jul 1994 (aged 79)
Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
Burial
Cochiti Pueblo, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA Add to Map
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Creator of the Pueblo storyteller figure-She was a lifelong resident of Cochiti Pueblo. She "followed a traditional way of life including digging her own clay and preparing her own pigments.Helen Cordero was honored as a Santa Fe Living Treasure in 1985.[5] In 1986 she was made a National Heritage Fellow.
Helen Cordero Primary School, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is named after her.
Creator of the Pueblo storyteller figure-She was a lifelong resident of Cochiti Pueblo. She "followed a traditional way of life including digging her own clay and preparing her own pigments.Helen Cordero was honored as a Santa Fe Living Treasure in 1985.[5] In 1986 she was made a National Heritage Fellow.
Helen Cordero Primary School, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is named after her.

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  • Created by: Foxwolf
  • Added: Jun 11, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91746843/helen-cordero: accessed ), memorial page for Helen Quintana Cordero (17 Jun 1915–24 Jul 1994), Find a Grave Memorial ID 91746843, citing Cocheti Pueblo Cemetery, Cochiti Pueblo, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA; Maintained by Foxwolf (contributor 47374189).