New Mexico In Depth On the Mescalero Apache reservation, 17-year-old tribal member Leerae Lester spends his days riding mountain bikes and learning how to repair …
Lawmakers hear pitch to support Indigenous entrepreneurs
New Mexico In Depth Indigenous entrepreneurs could help New Mexico strengthen its economy, but they face unique hurdles. A potential solution: Hire Indigenous people who could …
Haaland, Hull both say state’s Yazzie/Martinez education reform plan falls short
New Mexico In Depth Both candidates for New Mexico governor say the state’s court-ordered plan to better serve all public school students is inadequate, and …
New Mexico task force weighs legislative agenda on missing and murdered Indigenous people
New Mexico In Depth A state task force on missing and murdered Indigenous people is considering legislative proposals that carry a price tag of about …
Hull, Haaland would both create missing and murdered Indigenous people task force
New Mexico InDepth Both candidates for New Mexico governor said in interviews with New Mexico In Depth that, if elected, they’d create a task force …
Prediction markets threaten tribal sovereignty and critical funding, lawmakers hear
New Mexico InDepth Prediction markets – online platforms where users earn or lose money by predicting outcomes of real-world events, from sports games to elections …
Uranium mines pose first test for state-recognized Mount Taylor cultural landscape
New Mexico In Depth For Native communities in northwest New Mexico’s Grants mineral belt, one of the central concerns with the idea of resumed uranium …
District 66 candidate exceeds anonymous donation limits, says he’ll amend disclosure report
By Azure Mitchell, New Mexico In Depth Trinidad Malone, a local Artesia businessman running to represent District 66 as state representative, exceeded the amount of …
Mescalero Apache teens are building wildfire and flood sensors to protect their community
By Bella Davis, New Mexico In Depth This is the latest story from Indigenously Positive, a collaborative series by New Mexico In Depth and NMPBS. Both …