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Recognizing Native Contributions

By Myah Wilmarth | November 24, 2021

November 26, 2021 – November is a month dedicated to recognizing the contributions of Native Americans. Last year, people who identified as American Indian or…

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Reservation Dogs Music Composer Mato Wayuhi

By Myah Wilmarth | November 24, 2021

November 26, 2021 – It was one of the stand-out shows of 2021. Reservation Dogs gives a unique, sometimes comedic and sometimes poignant glimpse inside…

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Department of Education on Social Studies Standards

By Myah Wilmarth | November 18, 2021

November 19, 2021 –Host Gene Grantspeaks with Jaqueline Costales of the Public Education Department about the proposed changes to the state’s social studies curriculum. Costales…

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Communities of Interest Respond to Proposed Redistricting Maps

By Myah Wilmarth | October 22, 2021

October 22, 2021 –The Citizen Redistricting Committee has wrapped up its work and the focus now shifts to the state legislature. The Committee approved a…

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Pretrial Detention

By Myah Wilmarth | October 15, 2021

October 15, 2021 – NMiF senior producer Matt Grubs talks about New Mexico’s pretrial detention conundrum with the director of the Administrative Office of the…

The cover of Dede Feldman's book "Ten More Doors"

Dede Feldman: Examining A Life in Politics

By Myah Wilmarth | October 1, 2021

October 1, 2021 – Former state senator and lifetime activist Dede Feldman gets personal in her latest book, “Ten More Doors.” While she and her husband…

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Quannah Chasinghorse

By Myah Wilmarth | September 23, 2021

September 24, 2021 –Quannah Chasinghorse is having a moment. The Native model (Hän Gwich’in, Sicangu/Oglala Lakota) walked in several shows during New York Fashion Week and…

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Vietnamese Perspectives on the Afghan Crisis

By Myah Wilmarth | September 3, 2021

September 3, 2021 – New Mexico in Focus continues its examination of how different groups view the end of the war in Afghanistan. For many in…

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NM Afghans Prepare to Greet Refugees

By Myah Wilmarth | September 3, 2021

September 3, 2021 – New Mexico in Focus searches for perspective on the end of the war in Afghanistan and the resulting humanitarian crisis as…

Portrait of Kay Bounkeua.

New NM Rep, Kay Bounkeua

By Myah Wilmarth | August 27, 2021

August 27, 2021 – Organizer and activist Kay Bounkeua is taking over for former legislative powerhouse Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton, who resigned in the face…

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Local Meteorologists Tackle Climate Change

By Myah Wilmarth | August 20, 2021

August 20, 2021 – Broadcast meteorologist Jorge Torres knows the weather of the American Southwest. He’s worked at television stations in El Paso and Albuquerque,…