Posts by Bella Davis
Yazzie/Martinez plan still needs work, education advocates say
by Bella Davis, New Mexico In Depth This story was originally published at New Mexico In Depth, a NMPBS partner. The Public Education Department’s court-ordered plan to improve education for public school students across New Mexico lacks robust community oversight and targeted investments, advocates and educators say. Those are some initial reactions shared at a…
Read MoreWhat it Means for Indigenous People to Tell Their Own Stories
In the opening scene of Pueblo Revolt, a play set in what’s now New Mexico in the late 1600s, Isleta Pueblo boy Feem Whim rehearses introducing himself to his crush Guillermo, depicted in a drawing he’s taped up in his home. He tests out a few greetings before landing on a casual, “Hi.” “That was good, that…
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