'Giving water means giving life'

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Alfredo Quiroz, CESOSS communications coordinator, receives a water blessing during the Primera Agua event at the headwaters of the Acequia Madre in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
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Lauro Silva, a South Valley elder, center, raises his arms in blessings and honor of the water during the Primera Agua event at the headwaters of the Acequia Madre in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
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Ilana Mixtli, with Santa Fe Danza Tonantzin, holds up a basket of flower petals alongside the headwaters of the Acequia Madre during the Primera Agua event in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
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Flower petals float in the water during the Primera Agua event at the headwaters of the Acequia Madre in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
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Margarita Perez Pulido honors water during a ceremonial dance during the Primera Agua event at the headwaters of the Acequia Madre in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
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Bianca Garcia participates in a ceremonial dance during the Primera Agua event at the headwaters of the Acequia Madre in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
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The arrival of the first Acequia waters of the season during the Primera Agua event at the headwaters of the Acequia Madre in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
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Andrea Lopez, left, with Bianca Garcia and Xitlapotl Duran near the headwaters of the Acequia Madre during the Primera Agua event in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
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Cheryl Duran shields herself from the sun during the Primera Agua event in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
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The arrival of the first Acequia waters of the season during the Primera Agua event at the headwaters of the Acequia Madre in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
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Ilana Mixtli, with Santa Fe Danza Tonantzin, during a ceremonial dance alongside the headwaters of the Acequia Madre during the Primera Agua event in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
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Margarita Perez Pulido honors water during a ceremonial dance during the Primera Agua event at the headwaters of the Acequia Madre in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
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Xitlapotl Duran during a ceremonial dance alongside the headwaters of the Acequia Madre during the Primera Agua event in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
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Ilana Mixtli, with Santa Fe Danza Tonantzin, during a ceremonial dance alongside the headwaters of the Acequia Madre during the Primera Agua event in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
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