Indigenous community members share resources, message of hope during National Suicide Prevention Month
5 ViewsSuicides disproportionately affect a number of Native communities across the United States ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and Native American communities in New Mexico are joining together to provide support. “It’s hard to ask for help sometimes, and I think that in our communities, it’s sometimes frowned upon,” Lynn Trujillo, cabinet […]
Two Navajo broadcasters make history announcing D1 college football game in Navajo language
6 ViewsALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Two men from the Navajo Nation made history at Saturday’s Rio Grande Rivalry game, with a first-of-its-kind radio broadcast in Albuquerque. For the first time ever, two men from the Navajo Nation announced a D-1 college football game in the Navajo Language.
Three school districts to receive millions in mental health resources
6 ViewsSANTA FE, N.M. – Farmington Municipal Schools, Santa Fe Public Schools and Socorro Consolidated Schools will all receive around $9 million over the next five years. The districts were chosen by New Mexico PED based on the number of students living in poverty and the number of families that speak languages other than English.
Last-minute cannabis license prompts calls for investigation
6 ViewsSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico health officials in late June briefly opened a window to submit applications for lucrative licenses for pot production and then approved the only application received. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the Health Department issued the license June 28 to Albuquerque-based GH LLC after minimal public notice. […]
