Building off her previous reporting for New Mexico In Depth and elsewhere on efforts to preserve Mount Taylor, reporter Laura Paskus helped produce an episode of Native America Calling on preserving sacred places that airs Friday. Continue Reading →
Legislators shaft suicide prevention programs again
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The 2014 session of the New Mexico Legislature ended today with lawmakers once again failing to fund suicide prevention programs tailored to Native American youth. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Children
Senate leaves funding for suicide prevention programs out of budget
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The $6.2 billion budget bill the New Mexico Senate approved Thursday evening doesn't include funding for culturally-based suicide prevention programs focused on Native American youth. Continue Reading →
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Suicide prevention funding remains in limbo
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As the 30-day legislative session winds down, a proposal to fund culturally-based Native American youth suicide prevention initiatives hasn't made it into the state budget bill, which is itself in limbo. Continue Reading →
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Health guides work to convince Native Americans to try Obamacare
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Health guides are fanning out across New Mexico to tell Native Americans about new health insurance options. Natives, their tribes, and even the entire state could benefit – if enough of them sign up. Continue Reading →
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Obamacare gives tribes opportunity for economic growth
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Obamacare lets tribes open new and existing clinics to non-Native American patients, which could help remedy rural New Mexico’s longstanding physician shortage for Native Americans and other New Mexicans. Continue Reading →
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State’s high court aids Mt. Taylor preservation efforts
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The state's high court has upheld efforts to protect Mount Taylor in western New Mexico as an area that is sacred to five Native American tribes. Continue Reading →
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Funding would boost Native youth suicide prevention
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The state Legislature has yet to dedicate substantial and sustainable funding to suicide prevention and intervention programs for Native American youth — the group most at risk of dying by suicide in New Mexico. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Children, Health
Navajo Nation council speakers charged with misuse of funds
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Four former and current speakers of the Navajo Nation Tribal Council are being charged with misusing funding that was supposed to provide emergency and hardship assistance to tribal members. Continue Reading →
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Are New Mexico’s tribes being flooded — then left high and dry?
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On Friday, the state announced it was freeing up $2.8 million in funding for flood relief efforts for Santa Clara Pueblo. But almost $12.5 million still remains unspent from the 2011 and 2012 federal flood declarations. Continue Reading →