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Navajo Nation First Lady on MMIW

February 5, 2021
Illustration of Native women in assorted traditional and professional dress.

February 5, 2021 – New Mexico’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives Task Force recently released a report outlining its findings and recommendations to the governor and Legislature. The task force was created in 2019 by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The 64-page report shows a need for data collection, resources, improved reporting of cases,…

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Back to School During COVID

February 5, 2021
Close-up of chairs and desks in an empty classroom.

February 5, 2021 – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s announcement during her State of the State address that schools could reopen starting Feb. 8 caught many school districts by surprise. While the governor pointed out that the state’s two largest teachers unions were onboard with her reopening criteria, individual teachers have voiced concern about their exposure…

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