New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors

Routes and Roots, the NMHM dialogue program, is designed for 9th through 12th grade students and includes a guided tour of Telling New Mexico, the Museum’s core exhibition on New Mexico history. This tour will highlight the making of New Mexico through interconnected histories of movement and settlement with an eye on how immigration continues to transform society and shape our shared experiences as Americans. Students will explore questions such as: “What is a homeland?” “Who is a New Mexican?” “Why do people create maps and mark territories?” “Who draws these boundaries and who or what is left outside of them?” “Who belongs and who does not?”  and “Who decides?”