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Let’s Talk New Mexico 4/28 8am: On March 1,1973, UNM student and member of the Navajo Nation Larry Casuse kidnapped the Gallup Mayor Emmett Garcia and held him for several hours before the standoff ended in the death of the young activist. But what was the context for this tragic event? And how does the history of colonization and exploitation of Native Americans in the US factor into the conditions he was protesting against?
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In a historic move, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission made the trek from Washington D.C. all the way to western New Mexico on April 22 to meet with Navajo tribal members and leaders who desperately want uranium contamination off their lands. KUNM talked with New Mexico In Depth’s Marjorie Childress to find out what the community was saying.
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The U.S. Department of Energy is awarding nearly $9 million to tribal nations for renewable energy projects. In our region, some communities will see new solar panels or a microgrid to power homes.The funds are being split between 13 tribal nations, including the Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico, the Coeur d'Alene Tribe in Idaho and the Navajo Nation in Arizona.
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The idea for this free trip began out of the high cost of recreation in the canyon. Amber Benally with the Grand Canyon Trust said she thinks the expense excludes many Indigenous people from visiting.She said she wants young Natives to know they have a place in this sacred area and in conservation.
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The Navajo Nation’s Vice President, Myron Lizer, recently announced he’s joining the race to represent much of northeastern Arizona in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Members of the Navajo Nation and others want to extend and expand a law that helps people contaminated by uranium mines and nuclear testing.
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New Mexico has the highest number of missing and murdered indigenous women and relatives in the country, with at least 37 cases reported in Albuquerque. That makes Bernalillo County the second worst in the nation according to the Urban Indian Health Institute. Family members and advocates invite the public to join them in Shiprock, New Mexico this Saturday to remember their missing loved ones.
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New Mexico's plan to address the needs of underserved Indigenous students hasn't been shared with tribal leaders or the public despite promises to do so last year.
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Let’s Talk New Mexico 10/21 8am: It’s still unclear exactly how many cases there are in New Mexico of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Relatives.…
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"The corrections officers are basically holding these lives in their hands with their decisions."