Jon Ghahate is of the Pueblos of Laguna and Zuni, of the Turkey and Badger Clans. Jon is currently the Museum Cultural Educator at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where his responsibility is to ‘promote and perpetuate’ the histories, legacies, and cultures of the Pueblo communities of New Mexico.
He is also currently an educator at Crow Canyon Archaeological Center and a board member of the Chaco Culture Conservancy.
His professional career is diverse, having been: a health care practitioner, public high school science and math educator and athletic coach, journalist, and public speaker on Indigenous cultures and civilizations of the Western Hemisphere.
Jon is a Vietnam Era Veteran and a lifelong resident of New Mexico, where he resides in the homelands of his Pueblo ancestors.Jon provides scheduled tours to Chaco Culture National Historical Park for the National Park Service and independent tour organizations.
He is a lifelong resident of New Mexico and his tribal nations and a father to two children.