she taught, continuing to invest in their traditional compositions. Annually, she travels miles over twisty mountain roads and desolate deserts, sometimes waiting outside the home for two – three hours, respecting their cultural mores. Her sensitivities toward Native American culture reverberate into the resurgence of Trinidad’ s community spirit. Her daily dealing with customers often has her assisting travelers by escorting them to the train station or local restaurants.
In the fall of 2015, Purgatoire River hosted renowned artist Calvin Begay in Trinidad.“ He’ s really a phenomenal artist,” Adkisson said.“ He’ s the foremost inlay artist working on the Navajo Nation today.” In just a few hours over 600 guests attended the show. However, one insistent client appeared on the scene wearing a ragged backpack.“ He kept trying to get my attention saying, I need to talk to you privately,” Adkisson recalls. To her surprise, he purchased two large Navajo rugs, stuffing them into his backpack and hurrying out to catch the train.
Vibeke Adkisson’ s decade of devotion( 2006-2016) to Trinidad’ s downtown is overwhelming as she continually plants seeds of revival. Sharing her business acumen, she’ s booked many volunteer hours working with the downtown merchant association, Chamber of Commerce, City of Trinidad committees, Trinidad State Junior College’ s Educational Foundation and President’ s Advisory Council.
We, at New Legends Magazine, admire her unique contribution and vision for Trinidad and Las Animas County’ s economic future. Her humble and gentle recognition of the self-worth of every individual is remarkable. Her knowledge of this region’ s past is represented in the Apache burden basket, fashioned from cottonwood and mulberry sticks. Apache women used this as a utility basket to gather fruits, berries, herbs and nuts. The tin cones, made from old tobacco can lids, wards off snakes, as the women walked through the deserts.
Mrs. Adkisson gathers rare and“ museum quality” artifacts from authentic and legendary tribes who originally settled in the Southwest for Purgatory River Trading Company. Her propensity for understanding these diverse cultures surrounds her forward-looking philosophy of working as a team to preserve and defend the past. Her slogan-“ It has to be a group effort!”
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