University of New Mexico

Marika Trujillo Crowned Miss Indian UNM

Frances Madeson

4/30/16

Junior Marika Trujillo from Laguna Pueblo has been crowned Miss Indian University of New Mexico 2016-2017...

The Univ. of New Mexico Seal Is Irrelevant to Reality

Jennifer Denetdale

4/27/16

The University of New Mexico has come under criticism once again for its claims that it is a Native serving institution, and this time by Native students and their allies who regard the seal that the university uses to promote its institution as ...

School Seal Celebrating Genocide Protested by New Mexico Students

Alysa Landry

4/26/16

Native students at the University of New Mexico are protesting the use of a decades-old seal that appears on the school’s official correspondence, as a backdrop for special events ...

Abolish the Racist Univ. of New Mexico Seal

Nick Estes

4/22/16

On October 13, 2014, University of New Mexico (UNM) Native students led a campus demonstration demanding the abolition of the university's racist seal and the recognition of "Indigenous Peoples Day of Resistance and Resilience" instead of the nationally celebrated...

Frybread at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology: It’s a Family Affair

Frances Madeson

4/4/16

The Edaakie family of Isleta Pueblo has been bringing their oven bread-baking and frybread-making demonstrations to the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology on the University of New Mexi...

Is There A Doctor in the House? UNM Graduates 39 Native Medical Professionals

Tanya H. Lee

7/10/15

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center recently graduated a record 39 American Indians in the health professions...

Why Teaching History Matters: 4 More Professors Weigh In

Tanya H. Lee

11/5/14

ICTMN asked American Indian college professors for their thoughts on the controversy over the revision of the AP U.S. History exam and accompanying curriculum...

Debra Haaland Could Make History as Lt. Gov. of NM

Harlan McKosato

9/17/14

Debra Haaland of Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico grew up in what she calls a “Republican household.” Her father was in the U.S...

Five Division I Basketball Squads Go Turquoise as Tribute to Natives

ICTMN Staff

11/14/13

Five college basketball teams from four schools will wear turquoise uniforms as a tribute to Natives for Native American Heritage Month...

There's No Bigger Celebration Than the Gathering of Nations

Text and Photographs by Diego James Robles

6/5/13

As I walked toward the University of New Mexico Arena, otherwise known as The Pit, a faint and distant drumming could be heard, getting louder and more distinct with every step I t...

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