October 16, 2021

New Mexico

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2021, file photo, recently retired state Supreme Court Justice Barbara J. Vigil, right, appears at a news conference in Santa Fe, N.M., as Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham looks on. In her first public address Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, Vigil, the new leader of New Mexico's child protection department pledges to restore the agency's credibility, and support new legislation that would increase accountability and strengthen laws protecting tribal children in adoption and fostercare. "We must restore the credibility of CYFD," said Vigil, secretary of the New Mexico Children Youth and Families Department. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)
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New Mexico pledges support for Native adoptions

Oct 13, 2021
Dave Goldtooth filed a lawsuit against Central Consolidated School District in the Four Corners area, saying a pattern of micromanagement and discrimination forced him to leave his job as superintendent after he led the district through the early days of the pandemic. (Photo by Source NM)
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Former superintendent files lawsuit against Four Corners school district

Oct 12, 2021
Zuni Knifewing touches the drum after performing a memorial and honor song in late September for the people lost to early boarding schools in the U.S. On Monday, Oct. 11, during Indigenous Peoples’ Day events on Civic Plaza in Albuquerque, as a result of actions by Indigenous organizers and stakeholders, the mayor will sign a resolution formally recognizing the burial ground for Indian School students. (Photo by Sharon Chischilly for Source NM)
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New Mexico 'wrapped around Indigeneity'

Oct 9, 2021
In this June 18, 2020 file photo, New Mexico House lawmakers hold a moment of silence in memory of COVID-19 victims at the opening of a special session in Santa Fe, N.M. Rachel Gudgel, director of the New Mexico Legislative Education Study Committee, announced her resignation Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 after Native American advocacy groups had called for her resignation after complaints that she had allegedly made racially insensitive remarks about Native American students. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee,File)
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New Mexico education policy expert quits over remarks

Sep 2, 2021
The sun sets behind oilfield pumpjacks in the Bakken Formation in  Williston Basin in North Dakota on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018. (Photo by Larry MacDougal via AP; file photo)
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Recommendations target US oil, gas leasing

Aug 24, 2021
Hoop dancing at the 99th Santa Fe Indian Market in the Santa Fe Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on August 21, 2021. (Photo by Jourdan Bennett-Begaye, ICT)
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COVID’s impact on Native markets

Aug 20, 2021
Grass grows tall at an empty playground near the Wounded Knee Massacre Monument on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota on July 21, 2021. In the void between the federal government’s prosecution of major crimes in Indian Country and Native Americans’ limited judicial authority, tribes are taking a variety of approaches to healing and justice. (Isaac Stone Simonelli / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism)
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Victims without justice

Aug 16, 2021
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland listens to tribal leaders during a round-table discussion at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. The visit marked Haaland's first to her home state after being confirmed as head of the federal agency, making her the first Native American to hold a Cabinet position. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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Deb Haaland's visit home: Grandparents’ prayers

Apr 6, 2021