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Spanish Conquistador Don Juan De Oñate is one of the most controversial figures in the history of the Southwest, and is also the subject of a controversial and colossal statue that now calls El Paso home. KNME looks at a community's controversy over a Hispanic heritage monument that honors a man known to have murdered and enslaved Native Americans. That statue, and the emotions it evokes, is the subject of a new national PBS documentary, P.O.V. “The Last Conquistador.” After screening the program, NM IN FOCUS held a panel discussion, which included one of the filmmakers, exploring different sides of the issue, and takes questions from the studio audience (including the statue’s creator - artist John Houser), moderated by Gene Grant. Does the controversy divide solely along racial lines? Are old wounds just too deep, or are new wounds being inflicted? Can some kind of healing take place and can there be reconciliation? Then, David Alire Garcia sits down with another panel to debate the role of public art in our society. What is the obligation of art – and specifically public art – to cultural sensitivity? Originally broadcast on New Mexico PBS station KNME. Spanish Conquistador Don Juan De Oñate is one of the most controversial figures in the history of the Southwest, and is also the subject of a controversial and colossal statue that now calls El Paso home. KNME looks at a community's controversy over a Hispanic heritage monument that honors a man known to have murdered and enslaved Native Americans. That statue, and the emotions it evokes, is the subject of a new national PBS documentary, P.O.V. “The Last Conquistador.” After screening the program, NM IN FOCUS held a panel discussion, which included one of the filmmakers, exploring different sides of the issue, and takes questions from the studio audience (including the statue’s creator - artist John Houser), moderated by Gene Grant. Does the controversy divide solely along racial lines? Are old wounds just too deep, or are new wounds being inflicted? Can some kind of healing take place and can there be reconciliation? Then, David Alire Garcia sits down with another panel to debate the role of p...all » Spanish Conquistador Don Juan De Oñate is one of the most controversial figures in the history of the Southwest, and is also the subject of a controversial and colossal statue that now calls El Paso home. KNME looks at a community's controversy over a Hispanic heritage monument that honors a man known to have murdered and enslaved Native Americans. That statue, and the emotions it evokes, is the subject of a new national PBS documentary, P.O.V. “The Last Conquistador.” After screening the program, NM IN FOCUS held a panel discussion, which included one of the filmmakers, exploring different sides of the issue, and takes questions from the studio audience (including the statue’s creator - artist John Houser), moderated by Gene Grant. Does the controversy divide solely along racial lines? Are old wounds just too deep, or are new wounds being inflicted? Can some kind of healing take place and can there be reconciliation? Then, David Alire Garcia sits down with another panel to debate the role of public art in our society. What is the obligation of art – and specifically public art – to cultural sensitivity? Originally broadcast on New Mexico PBS station KNME.«http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2624485009751403004&ei=Z6LOSrGHIpWllQff8sXlBg&q=conquistadors&hl=en&emb=1#
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