Rose Naranjo

A former Southern Baptist missionary, she was named a "Living treasure" by the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1994.

[1] She was raised by her grandmother, Lupita,[2] "Corn Tassel" a medicine woman and midwife after her parents died in the Spanish flu pandemic.

[6] Naranjo, as with other Tewa potters considered clay was a gift of Mother Earth, appreciating the material as having its own agency and being.

[1] Rose and Michael Naranjo worked as missionaries until 1976, when they turned to pottery production full time.

[15] Their children include: Naranjo became known as "Gia", or "Mother" within the Santa Clara Puebloan community.

In 1994, she and her family were honored with the National Buddy Award, recognizing them for raising women who made a difference in education.

[1] After her death, her granddaughter Roxanne Swenzell recalled the impact on their family, "We all buzzed around her like drones around a queen bee.