About the Global Awareness for Travelers Logo
“…in this great brotherhood of all things, man has four sacred obligations: he must develop a strong body, a clear mind, a pure spirit, and a devotion to the welfare of his people.”
– Zia Pueblo, New Mexico
Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, USA, photo Denise Ames
Our logo is inspired by the Zia sun sign from the Zia pueblo in central New Mexico. In the Global Awareness for Travelers logo, our world is in the center, surrounded and nourished by the sun without which humans would not exist. Rays of the sun symbolize the individual communities (such as the Zia pueblo) that make up our larger world. The logo represents both local and global.
Incorporated into the symbolism are four different aspects of our approach and program.
Cardinal directions
north, south, east, and west
Dimensions to our approach
Expanding mindsets
Thinking holistically
Appreciating global perspectives
Holding balanced views
An inward focus to global awareness
Appreciating time-honored insights
Enhancing our personal and global well-being
Envisioning our travels as a mythic journey
Learning valuable lessons from travel
An outward focus to global awareness
Learning about a holistic world history
Identifying five worldviews
Appreciating cultural awareness
Thinking about five global issues
A pueblo is the Spanish word for village, and the Zia were farmers. The sun symbol originated with the Indians of Zia Pueblo in ancient times. Its design reflects their tribal philosophy and religious beliefs, with its wealth of pantheistic spiritualism teaching the basic harmony of all things in the universe.
The sun represents the father of their people, according to the Zia website. The Zia sun sign represents: the four cardinal directions (north, south, east and west), each season of the year (spring, summer, autumn and winter), the four periods of each day (morning, noon, evening and night), and the four seasons of life (childhood, youth, middle years and old age). The circle in the middle binds all together in a circle of life and love.
The Zia Pueblo (Eastern Keres: Tsi'ya, Ts'iiy'a , (Spanish, Pueblo de Zía) is located in Sandoval County New Mexico, USA.