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The Native American Alumni chapter, Chicana & Chicano Studies, and Native American Studies recently hosted the 3rd annual Ethnic Studies and Alumni Town Hall.
This webinar was hosted virtually on zoom, with three sessions focusing on high school achievement, legislation, and the Yazzie/Martinez education ruling case and reports from various institutions and initiatives.
This event was organized and created by Native American Studies (NAS), Chicano/Chicana Studies (CCS), Africana Studies (AS), and the Native American Alumni Chapter (NAAC).
“The Ethnic Studies Town Hall has been a great success with wonderful advocates speaking on issues related to the importance of Ethnic studies in New Mexico,” said Dr. Wendy Greyeyes, assistant professor of Native American studies, and an organizer for the event. “With a state that is a majority-minority, the political dynamics in the state of New Mexico is unique from other states. As the 2019 American Community Survey show, the majority-m