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There’s been a recent surge in authentic depictions of Native American people and stories in pop culture. In honor of Native American Heritage Month, KUNM discussed this shift with author and filmmaker Ramona Emerson, and the struggle she faced as a Diné writer to get her debut novel published.
KUNM News Update
More details are now available about a controversial plan to use treated produced and brackish water for industrial purposes. Produced water is a byproduct of oil and gas extraction.
Join host Allison Davis for a live in-studio performance by genre-bending musicians Meadors • Tolousse • Brown
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Representatives of the New Mexico Medical Society recently spoke to state lawmakers about a growing issue in the state: Attracting and retaining medical providers. KUNM's Daniel Montaño reports the state’s short about 5,000 health care workers.
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Before community solar developers can look for potential subscribers, they need to know exactly how receiving a portion or all of a customer’s electricity from a community array will benefit that household or organization.
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To most, Thanksgiving is a time for family meals. But food for some, especially non-essentials like sweets, can be hard to come by. That is why Albuquerque-area bakeries are joining together to provide free desserts to help fill more community members' bellies.
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Democratic Party members across the Southwest remembered Harris for his commitment to economic and social justice during the 1960s — a period of historical turbulence. Harris chaired the Democratic National Committee from 1969 to 1970 and helped unify the party after its tumultuous national convention in 1968 when protesters and police clashed in Chicago.
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham outlines potential impacts of a second Trump presidency on New Mexico and how she is working with lawmakers to prepare.
University Showcase
In this encore episode, we hear from the curators of the exhibit “Nothing Left For Me: Federal Policy and the Photography of Milton Snow in Diné Bikéyah,” which looks at the brutal impact of the Navajo Livestock Reduction imposed upon Diné communities and homelands by U.S. Indian Commissioner John Collier starting in the 1930s.