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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced earlier this month the appointment of the former governor of Pueblo de San Ildefonso James R. Mountain to lead the state’s Department of Indian Affairs. As he awaits confirmation by the state Senate in the remaining weeks of the legislative session, New Mexico In Depth’s Bella Davis reports Indigenous women leaders are fighting his nomination.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A former governor of a New Mexico pueblo appointed earlier this month to oversee the state's Indian Affairs Department,

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that a former governor of a New Mexico Pueblo appointed to oversee the state’s Indian Affairs was accused of rape in 2007

New Mexico Indian Affairs appointee accused of rape in 2007

One task force member says it's essential to make it easier for all agencies to work together, including updating systems and protocols for missing persons cases.