Posts by Bella Davis
New Mexico set to create ‘Turquoise Alert’ system for missing Indigenous people
This story was originally published at New Mexico In Depth, a NMPBS partner. By Bella Davis New Mexico is set to become the fourth state to create an alert system meant to help find Native Americans who have gone missing. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham plans to sign Senate Bill 41 into law, establishing a Turquoise…
Read MoreIndigenously Positive: Diné-Led Nonprofit Immerses Children in Their Native Language
Posted on the door leading into the learning space in northeast Albuquerque is a sign that reads, “Bilagáana bizaad dooda.” Underneath is a translation: “No English beyond this point.” This is Saad K’idilyé, a “language nest” where Monday through Thursday, year-round, Diné children are fully immersed in Diné bizaad, the Navajo language. Director Warlance Chee…
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