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Podcast: New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)
Episode: Celebrating Native American Resilience and Innovation | 11.27-20
Description: This week on New Mexico in Focus… honoring Native American Heritage month with a celebration of native resilience and innovation.
Correspondent Antonia Gonzales interviews tribal leaders and the Secretary of Indian Affairs about the surge of COVID-19 cases across New Mexico. The pandemic has hit Indigenous communities especially hard, and more recently the situation has become especially challenging for Acoma Pueblo, where Indian Health Services has closed a key facility. The group talks about upholding sovereignty while also working to keep citizens safe.
Native Americans have always had a deep and vibrant connection to the la...