Nearly three weeks into 60-day session, one NM state House seat is still open
Nearly three weeks into the 60-day legislative session, a House seat in west-central New Mexico remains vacant. But that could change soon, as Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is weighing two ...
How a Navajo Nation bull rider became one of the best in the world — and brought his culture to the masses
Back in July 1997, when Del Whitehorse was pregnant with Keyshawn, she and her husband, Norbert, had tickets to see bull ...
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CRIT addresses immigration rumors
Following concerns that federal officials may be detaining Native American citizens in sweeping immigration actions, Colorado ...
Millions of Native people were enslaved in the Americas. Their story waits to be told.
The enslavement of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas is a neglected chapter in U.S. history. Two projects aim to ...
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Indigenously Positive: A new series about Native joy and empowerment
Marcus Moquino sat behind a booth painting shoes with intricate, colorful designs, pausing occasionally to talk with shoppers ...
Zuni woman sentenced to prison for deadly kidnapping in New Mexico
A Zuni woman was sentenced to federal prison for her involvement in a 2019 kidnapping that resulted in the victim’s death, ...
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Navajo people push for RECA reauthorization, US senators reintroduce bill
Holding signs that read, “Honor the Treaty of 1868. Reauthorize RECA. Funding for Health Care” and “Speaker Johnson, pass ...
New Mexico Navajo man sentenced to prison in child exploitation case
A Navajo New Mexico man was sentenced to federal prison for sexually exploiting a minor through text messages and social ...
Traditional healing is close to becoming a covered Medicaid benefit in Arizona
Arizona's Medicaid program is called the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, or AHCCCS (pronounced "access"). It is ...
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A Community in Crisis: The Overlooked Toll of Drug Overdoses on the Alamo Navajo Reservation
Ambrose Begay's fentanyl overdose death reflects a broader drug crisis on New Mexico's Alamo Navajo reservation, where overdose rates are significantly higher than the national average. Despite ...
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Governor backs bill to create cannabis enforcement bureau housed in state licensing department
House Bill 10, receiving its first committee hearing Monday, would allow the department to employ certified law enforcement ...
Navajo people push for reauthorization of Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act provides a program that compensates individuals who become ill because of exposure to radiation from the United States’ development and testing of nuclear weapo ...