From December 8, 2022 post.
In case you missed it last month, there is now a video of the event featuring Taos Pueblo elder Adolf Samora. He told an audience about how he and his fire crewmates rescued a bear cub that became the living symbol of Smokey Bear.
Check it out from UNM-Taos: https://youtu.be/UN5HRIfWAtg
Also, here is our recent post about the event: https://www.facebook.com/CarsonNF/posts/pfbid0VET2besDx5RM4U9LfcqihcrwAvmLqXERRjfUUZrvPk4AEfQV3RfR7t74bhU6hsVgl
If you missed Adolf Samora's story of being a young firefighter in the early days of the Taos Pueblo Snowballs, and the rescue of a baby bear from a wildfire. Now is your opportunity to see the tale of the young bear who survived and would come to be known as the iconic Smokey Bear.
Original source can be found here.
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