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This week the New Mexico Supreme Court heard a case stemming from a lawsuit against Albuquerque Public Schools over the interactions of a high school teacher with a Native American student. That student, McKenzie Johnson, spoke with KUNM about that Halloween day in 2018. She says teacher Mary Eastin offered one student dog food, brandished a box cutter, then used scissors to cut another Native American student’s hair before calling Johnson, who is Navajo, a “bloody Indian.”
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On Monday, the New Mexico Supreme Court heard arguments from a 2018 lawsuit against Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) over the behavior of a high school teacher towards Native American students.
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The pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of New Mexico has been holding space day and night at the campus’s duck pond for the last week following similar protests across the country. Last night, organizers moved into the Student Union Building. New Mexico State Police forcibly removed the protestors around 3:30 a.m., detaining several.
KUNM News Update
A former long-time Albuquerque police spokesperson — a sworn officer who responded to media inquiries during the swing shift — has left the department rather than be interviewed as part of an internal investigation into corruption in the DWI unit. Plus, all protesters arrested for criminal trespassing and wrongful use of public property during an encampment protest of the University of New Mexico Student Union Building were released Tuesday evening.
Let's Talk New Mexico
This week on Let’s Talk New Mexico, have you had trouble finding medical care for your pet lately? You’re not alone. There’s a nationwide shortage of veterinarians, especially in rural areas. Meanwhile two-thirds of families now own pets. How do you see the need for more vets playing out in your community? Do you work in a veterinary practice?
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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed New Mexico native Melanie A. Kenderdine as the new Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department Cabinet Secretary.
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Designer Patricia Michaels, from Taos Pueblo, is awarded the annual Living Treasure Award by the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture for textiles that reflect the landscapes, peoples, experiences, and textures of her home and community.
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U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich toured UNM hospital today/Friday to see an internship program there. KUNM reports the Senator says the scheme inspired his own proposed federal legislation aiming to combat health worker shortage by engaging young people.
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New Mexico has reached a record settlement with a Texas-based company over air pollution violations at natural gas gathering sites in the Permian Basin.
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A new documentary highlights the Pueblo of Santa Ana buying back their ancestral lands and using traditional knowledge and Western science to protect Tamaya Kwii Kii Nee Puu and restore the landscape.
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