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The EPA said on Friday — one of the final days of the Obama Administration — that it won’t compensate Navajo farmers and others who suffered damages resulting from the 2015 spill. Continue Reading
In recent weeks, the pedestrian walkway outside the UNM bookstore has been reinvented as a free speech plaza of sorts, witnessing multiple demonstrations on issues ranging from the November election to Standing Rock. Continue Reading
In the coming years we must heal the final American wound, that of the indigenous people. Continue Reading
Donald Trump Jr. told crowds in San Juan County on Friday that his father will bring the change they need. Continue Reading
The Libertarian presidential nominee says he worked to level the playing field as New Mexico’s governor and would do the same as president. Continue Reading
Despite decades of progress since Native Americans gained the right to vote, some decisions by officials continue to make it more difficult for people who live on reservations to cast a ballot. Continue Reading
We have low-cost technology that cuts natural gas waste for oil and gas operators for pennies on the dollar. Continue Reading
My legislation will increase penalties for stealing and illegally trafficking tribal cultural patrimony. It will also prohibit exporting these objects and create a tribal working group to help federal agencies better understand the scope of the problem and how to solve it. Continue Reading
Heath Haussamen recently visited the 36-foot-tall statue of Spanish conquistador Don Juan de Oñate in El Paso, Texas that inspired his 2015 commentary. He filmed a video to show you the Texas-sized memorial that greets visitors to the Borderlands and talk about the issue again. Continue Reading
State Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has attempted to “deflect, downplay and minimize” the extent of damages to public health and the environment following the Gold King Mine spill. Continue Reading
There were Comanches, Apaches, Pueblo, Diné (Navajo), and members of many more nations. Hundreds strong, the people marched, some attired in traditional dress and pounding drums. Continue Reading
Many historical accounts of the first contacts between Native Americans and Europeans can be consulted online as well as in public and university libraries. Continue Reading
Christopher Columbus is being laid to rest on Monday in Albuquerque. For the first time Duke City residents will celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day. Continue Reading
Will the Gold King Mine spill spread heavy metal contaminants that will settle in the river and irrigation ditches? NMSU is working to find out. Continue Reading
State Auditor Tim Keller may have had a potential conflict of interest related to the 2011 bidding process for the state fair lease that he never disclosed to the public – and even denied existed. Continue Reading