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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.
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) A Native American attorney who oversaw New Mexico s Indian Affairs Department has been tapped to serve as a top policy adviser to U.S. Department of