Kev Tshaj Tawm Posts ntawm Southwest: Gallup, New Mexico

Nrhiav Cov Khaub Ncaws Pob Ntseg Khaub Ncaws, Kiv, Cov Pob Khoom Siv ntawm Cov Khw

Tej khoom siv nyob hauv thaj chaw ze rau Native American reservations tej zaum yuav yog qhov tiag. Los yog lawv kuj yog lwm lub khw muag khoom hnav ua kom pom tseeb. Nkag mus rau ib qho tseem ceeb ua lag luam uas ua lag luam nrog cov neeg nyob hauv Asmeskas Native Americans yog ib qho kev ua lag luam nyob hauv kev lag luam uas muaj nws cov hauv paus hniav ua luam ua ntej lub sijhawm xyoo 1900. Thiab ntawm qee cov khoom xa tawm, cov tsev neeg tau ua lag luam nrog cov neeg hauv zos rau tiam. Cov kev hloov cov khoom no, kev poob siab nrog cov khoom siv qhabnias, yog qhov tseem ceeb rau cov neeg Asmeskas lag luam thiab nyiaj txiag.

Thaum lub sij hawm qub trading hnub nyob rau hauv Gallup, New Mexico, Navajo cov tsev neeg yuav mus ncig rau ob peb teev thiab siv ib hnub los yog ob lub zos. Lawv yuav siv sijhawm tagnrho tom lub tshav dav hlau muag muag thiab cov pam vov thiab nyiaj muag khoom muag rau tus tub luam khoom noj thiab khaub ncaws, sib pauv tswv yim nrog cov phooj ywg lossis cov neeg nyob ib ncig uas lawv tau pom tsuas yog rau cov sijhawm no xwb.

Zaj Dab Neeg ntawm Pawn

Cov lus ntawm cov lus "pawn shop" tej zaum yuav ua rau cov neeg tsis tuaj yeem ua tsis tau-lawv-cov-pauj lawv pawning lawv lub sijhawm los yog cov guitar rau qee nyiaj los yuav kev xav tau tam sim ntawd. Tabsis kev mus ntsib Perry Null Trading Company yuav hloov qhov kev pom zoo.

Cov Neeg Qhab Asmeskas nyob ntawm qhov chaw yuav tsum yog nws tus kheej txaus. Muaj ntau ntau qhov chaw nyob ze rau kev ua hauj lwm thiab cov nyiaj khwv tau los. Nws tau hais tias ntau tshaj li 80 feem pua ​​ntawm cov Neeg Khab Miskas cov tub luam uas muag hnub no tau pib los ntawm qhov chaw nyob ze Gallup los ntawm cheeb tsam Gallup. Muaj ntau lub lag luam hauv tsev ua cov khawm, tais diav, thiab nyiaj ua haujlwm.

Cov Neeg Qhab Asmeskas uas tau pawn lawv cov khoom vaj khoom tsev, nyiaj txiag, phom, thiab cov yawg, ua ob yam. Ib qho nws yog ib txoj hauv kev tau txais nyiaj txais los saib lawv los ntawm lub caij ntshiv. Thiab, ob, nws yog ib txoj hauv kev khaws cov khoom muaj nuj nqes. Hauv vaults hauv qab chav ntawm trading posts koj yuav pom pom zoo nkauj saddles, cov phom sij, cov kab mob ceremonial, kab tshoob baskets, thiab zoo nkauj nyiaj-kub, ntau ntawm nws vintage turquoise thiab silver, cev rau tiam.

Tus tswv yuav them rau cov khoom no txhua hli thiab them tus nqi tag nrho vim lawv txiav txim siab coj lawv tawm ntawm cov khoom cia. Qhov no hu ua "live pawn."

Ntawm Richardson lub Pawn Nyiaj Ntsuab, lwm tus lag luam zoo nyob hauv Gallup cheeb tsam, ntau tshaj 95 feem pua ​​ntawm cov khoom pawned raug xam tias yog nyob hauv pawn, thiab nws tsis yog muag. "Pawn" los yog "laus" pawn yog dab tsi koj pom kev muag khoom tuag pawn tau raug tso tseg los ntawm tus tswv, thiab tus tub luam muag nws kom tau rov qab qee cov nyiaj nws qiv rau nws.

Muas ntawm Post Trading

Cov neeg lag luam tso siab ntev, kev ntseeg kev sib raug zoo nrog cov neeg nyob hauv Asmeskas. Kev ntseeg no feem ntau tsim muaj ntau tshaj nyob hauv kev lag luam ua lag luam. Cov neeg lag luam paub cov tsev neeg thiab saib lawv txoj kev lag luam. Lawv ua haujlwm hauv Asmeskas cov Native American cov khoom ntawm kos duab, nyiaj kub, cov laib, thiab cov tais diav ntim thiab tuaj yeem muab cov ntawv pov thawj tseeb ntawm cov khoom no. Cov tub luam paub txog keeb kwm ntawm cov khoom, lub ntsiab lus lawv paub cov tsev neeg uas tau ua rau lawv. Kev lag luam nrog tus paub tub luam txhais tau hais tias koj tab tom yuav ib qho Native American cov khoom tsuas yog ib kauj ruam tshem tawm ntawm tus neeg ua nws.

Yuav kom nkag siab txog cov khoom kos duab thiab khoom siv tes ua thiab cov txheej txheem kev lag luam, nws yog ib qho zoo rau thawj zaug mus ntsib ib qho kev lag luam keeb kwm xws li The Hubbell Trading Post, uas tseem ua haujlwm thiab ua haujlwm los ntawm National Park Service.

Toadlena Trading Post, uas nyob ze Gallup, muaj lub tsev khaws khoom qub uas yuav pab koj kawm txog cov Native American cov kab. Richardson's Pawn Nyiaj, txoj cai nyob hauv Route 66 nyob rau hauv Gallup, muaj tours rau ib pawg ntawm yim neeg mus rau 40 tus neeg. Cov tours dawb thiab siv sij hawm li 2.5 teev. Koj yuav kawm txog tag nrho cov kev lag luam, txog Native American kos duab thiab siv nyiaj thiab cov ntaub pua tsev, thiab pom thaj chaw ntawm no keeb kwm kev lag luam kev lag luam rau pej xeem yuav tsis nquag pom. Koj yuav tsum hu ua ntej kom npaj. Lwm Gallup trading ncej, Ellis Tanner Trading Company, kuj yog qhov zoo.

Tiag tiag cov khoom sib ceg ntawm cov khoom siv hauv tsev, cov ntaub pua tsev, cov tais diav, thiab kos duab thiab tsis yog qhov chaw nrhiav cov khoom plig uas tau ua nyob rau lwm lub tebchaws. Nug cov ntawv pov thawj ntawm qhov tseeb thiab nug seb cov khoom puas yog Native American-ua, uas tsev neeg los sis tus neeg ua haujlwm ua tus tsim, thiab lawv nyob qhov twg.

Koj yuav tsum tau txais cov ntaub ntawv los ntawm tus tub luam. Cov lag luam muag tiag tiag ua haujlwm ua lag luam nrog cov neeg hauv Asmeskas Cov Neeg Qhab. Ceev faj tias ntau lub khw muag khoom siv lub sijhawm "trading post." Muaj qhov txawv ntawm lawv.

Thaum koj mus caij ntawm cov khoom xaib, coj koj lub sij hawm, kawm txog kev kos duab rau hauv cheeb tsam, nws cov khoom siv thiab kev xuas tes ua. Tshawb xyuas cov nqi. Nug ntau cov lus nug. Cov khoom lag luam ntev ntev ntev tau muaj cov neeg ua haujlwm paub zoo.