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The former deputy secretary of the department succeeds James Mountain, a former governor of San Ildefonso Pueblo who never went up for a confirmation hearing amid controversy over a 2007
By Daniel J. Chacón, The Santa Fe New Mexican Josett Monette made history Monday by becoming the first secretary of the state Indian Affairs Department who isn't from a New Mexico tribe. "I think that's important for us to understand because the state of New Mexico is home to not only our 23 sovereign nations but
ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Five New Mexico lawmakers want the state attorney general to establish a task force focused on missing and murdered Indigenous people.
Indigenous women in the state, according to a Senate memorial, have the highest homicide rate among all ethnic groups.
Tucked into the Legislature’s proposed $10.1 billion budget is $50 million for the new fund. Rep. Derrick Lente, a Democrat from Sandia Pueblo, says top lawmakers have assured him the