The sun symbol is a part of Zia Pueblo's heritage and is used by the tribe for religious purposes. But the state of New Mexico and hundreds of businesses use it without permission or licensing. In an Oct. 30 lecture sponsored by the University Libraries Indigenous Nations Library Program, Zia Pueblo Assistant Tribal Administrator Ken Lucero and other tribal members speak about the significance of the sun symbol and the battle to protect it.
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Lucero, Ken. "Zia Sun Symbol: Patenting the Sacred." (2007). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/inlp_events/1
Alama ya jua ni sehemu ya urithi wa Zia Pueblo na hutumiwa na kabila kwa madhumuni ya kidini. New Mexico na maeneo mengine ya Marekani yanatumia dawa hiyo bila idhini. Katika hotuba iliyoandaliwa na Programu ya Maktaba ya Mataifa ya Asili ya Maktaba ya Chuo Kikuu, Msaidizi wa Msimamizi wa Kikabila wa Zia Pueblo Ken Lucero na wanachama wengine wa kikabila wanazungumza juu ya umuhimu wa ishara ya jua na vita vya kuilinda. Chuo Kikuu cha New Mexico, Maktaba ya Chuo Kikuu, Programu ya Maktaba ya Mataifa ya Asili, Chuo Kikuu cha New Mexico, Chuo Kikuu cha Mawasiliano na Uuzaji, Lucero, Ken. "Zia Sun Symbol: Patenting the Sacred" (Ifunuo ya Jua la Zia: Kupata Patent ya Takatifu). (2007) na "Hii ni kwa sababu ya ""Digital Repository"" (U.N.M.E.D.O.) na ""Inlp Events"" (U.N.M."