Jeanette DeDios
ReporterJeanette DeDios is from the Jicarilla Apache and Diné Nations and grew up in Albuquerque, NM. She recently graduated from the University of New Mexico in 2022 where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Multimedia Journalism, English and Film. She’s currently a part of the Local News Fund Fellowship where she will be working with KUNM-FM and NMPBS during her 9-month fellowship where she will gain hands-on newsroom experience. Jeanette can be contacted at jeanettededios@kunm.org or via Twitter @JeanetteDeDios.
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Fifty years ago Diné activist Larry Casuse kidnapped the mayor of Gallup to bring attention to the violence and racism that Native people were facing in the border towns outside the Navajo Nation. After holding the mayor for several hours, the standoff ended with Casuse’s death. -
Miguel Trujillo from Isleta Pueblo was an activist who fought for Native Americans to have the right to vote. There is an exhibit at the New Mexico History Museum about his life and work through February.
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A new water institute will help provide resources and training opportunities to tribal nations to advocate for their own water rights.
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As the federal Farm Bill continues to stagnate in Congress, U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández hosted a roundtable this week with New Mexico farmers and ranchers to hear their concerns.
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Santa Fe residents will vote next week on whether it should be easier to bring initiatives and referendums before voters. City officials are mixed about the idea. Some say it could increase democracy while others argue it could make it easier for special interest groups to get initiatives on the ballot.
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Native American students continue to face systemic exclusion in computer science education in high school and beyond. That’s according to a new report that shows the inequality continues when choosing careers based in science, technology, engineering and math.
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Congress has yet to establish a new Farm Bill after the last one expired in September after five years. The continued delay has left many wondering what the implications might be. Director and Secretary of New Mexico's Department of Agriculture Jeff Witte discussed the impacts New Mexico could face if the Farm Bill doesn’t get signed soon.
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Congress avoided a government shutdown last week with a stopgap funding measure. However, the all-important farm bill, which is passed every five years, expired on September 30. Despite the chaos in Washington, state agriculture experts highlighted benefits the new farm bill will eventually bring during a legislative committee this week.
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In Hawaii, thousands of people are trying to rebuild their lives after a deadly wildfire swept through the town of Lahaina on the island of Maui last month. In an effort to support those affected, the Pueblo of Sandia has announced that they will be donating $1 million to the Maui Strong Fund.
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The Department of the Interior announced on Thursday that it will invest nearly $40 million to help Native American tribes clean up and plug orphaned oil and gas wells across Indian Country to help reduce harmful pollutants.
