Posts by Myah Wilmarth
New Mexico Tribal Leaders Battle COVID Surges
November 27, 2020 – A ‘Shelter in Place’ order is back in effect in New Mexico, at least through the end of November. Statewide, COVID-19 cases continue to surge to record levels, creating massive challenges for state leaders. But New Mexico is also home to 23 Tribes and Pueblos. And this month, leaders from tribal…
Read MorePoet Laureate Joy Harjo Reading: For Those Who Would Govern
November 27, 2020 – National Poet Laureate Joy Harjo discusses and reads her poem “For Those Who Would Govern” at an event in the fall of 2019 at the Institute of American Indian Arts. Harjo is the nation’s first-ever native American Poet Laureate. And just this month, she was appointed by the Library of Congress…
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