Bella Davis

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Bella Davis is an Indigenous affairs reporter focused on issues including education and the missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives crisis. She is a Yurok tribal member, born in Eureka, California and raised in central New Mexico. She is an alumna of the New Mexico Local News Fellowships and Internships.
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Amid fears about ICE, lawmakers consider optional Native American designation on IDs

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Bella Davis

As reports come out across the country of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detaining Native Americans, a couple dozen New Mexico lawmakers are pushing a …

Posted in Politics & Government

Lawmakers want upgrades to missing persons systems

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Bella Davis

By Bella Davis, New Mexico In Depth Several state lawmakers are seeking a little more than $1.5 million for upgrades to New Mexico’s missing persons tracking …

Posted in Top story

Advocates for missing and murdered Indigenous people denounce Indian Affairs appointee

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Bella Davis

By Bella Davis/NM In DepthGov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s appointment of a former San Ildefonso Pueblo governor to lead the state’s Indian Affairs Department could be …