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Albuquerque’s City Council voted to expand the city’s definition of discrimination Monday to address pregnancy, disabilities and gender and sexuality.The changes are meant to put the city in line with state guidelines.
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Early voting in the 2024 New Mexico primary election began Tuesday, May 7. For those who aren’t sure what or who is on their ballot, the nonpartisan League of Women Voters has released an online, searchable voter guide.
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This week the New Mexico Supreme Court heard a case stemming from a lawsuit against Albuquerque Public Schools over the interactions of a high school teacher with a Native American student. That student, McKenzie Johnson, spoke with KUNM about that Halloween day in 2018. She says teacher Mary Eastin offered one student dog food, brandished a box cutter, then used scissors to cut another Native American student’s hair before calling Johnson, who is Navajo, a “bloody Indian.”
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Debate surrounding a program that gives private landowners a significant portion of the elk hunting opportunities in New Mexico is coming to a head with the publication of a report outlining why it’s so crucial for land conservation.
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On Monday, the New Mexico Supreme Court heard arguments from a 2018 lawsuit against Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) over the behavior of a high school teacher towards Native American students.
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The pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of New Mexico has been holding space day and night at the campus’s duck pond for the last week following similar protests across the country. Last night, organizers moved into the Student Union Building. New Mexico State Police forcibly removed the protestors around 3:30 a.m., detaining several.
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Designer Patricia Michaels, from Taos Pueblo, is awarded the annual Living Treasure Award by the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture for textiles that reflect the landscapes, peoples, experiences, and textures of her home and community.
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U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich toured UNM hospital today/Friday to see an internship program there. KUNM reports the Senator says the scheme inspired his own proposed federal legislation aiming to combat health worker shortage by engaging young people.
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A new documentary highlights the Pueblo of Santa Ana buying back their ancestral lands and using traditional knowledge and Western science to protect Tamaya Kwii Kii Nee Puu and restore the landscape.
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The University of New Mexico’s Kiva Club has been holding their annual Nizhoni Days since 1955. The week-long set of events includes a prayer run, Indigenous-centered discussions, and a powwow.
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Taste of Decolonization is a first-of-its-kind food festival geared at showcasing Indigenous food and poetry. KUNM sat down with Andi Murphy to learn more about the food festival and what her reasons were for creating this new event.
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U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez visited Polk Middle School in the South Valley Thursday to tour its student-run farm. The congressman has championed federal legislation that aims to make the outdoors more accessible for underserved youth as a means of preserving a culture of land stewardship.