Posts by Jeanette DeDios, KUNM News
Isleta Pueblo officials say online gaming is impacting their tribal Head Start budget
by Jeanette DeDios, KUNM This story was originally published at KUNM, a NMPBS partner. The Pueblo of Isleta could lose federal funds for its Head Start program because online betting and prediction markets are hurting the tribe’s gaming revenues. U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) met with tribal leaders on Wednesday to discuss the importance of…
Read MoreForced sterilization of Indigenous women would be investigated under proposed legislation
by Jeanette DeDios, KUNM News This story was originally published at KUNM, a NMPBS partner. For decades starting in 1907 Indigenous women and women of color across the country, including New Mexico, were forced or coerced into sterilizations without their informed consent. On Thursday, a coalition of Indigenous women’s reproductive rights advocates called on state…
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