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Assistant secretary of Indian education named

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SANTA FE— The New Mexico Public Education Department has hired a new assistant secretary of Indian education.

Lashawna Tso began the position the week of Oct. 12. She served most recently as legislative chief of staff in the Navajo Nation Office of the Speaker, where she supported policy development and reviewed intergovernmental issues.

At PED, Tso will lead the Indian Education division, which directs state policy on effective implementation of the Indian Education Act, including significant and meaningful collaboration and communication with Native communities and leaders.

Specifically, she will work with Public Education Department Secretary Ryan Stewart, tribal leaders, Native...

NTEC funds 29 community projects totaling over $213,000

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Focus on COVID-19 emergency response grants

FARMINGTON— Navajo Transitional Energy Company announced the recipients of the Community Benefit Fund. This year, recognizing the hardships caused by Coronavirus on Navajo communities and non-profit organizations, NTEC changed the focus of the fund to the CBF COVID-19 Emergency Response Grant. NTEC awarded 29 grants, with the amount of funding totaling $213,000.

“When COVID-19 began spreading on the Navajo Nation, NTEC immediately took action to provide assistance to the Chapters and organizations that help Navajo people,” said NTEC CEO Clark Moseley. “Converting the CBF to focus on providing emergency response grants is one of the...

President Nez, Vice President Lizer offer condolences to the family of former Navajo Nation President Thomas Atcitty

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer offer their heartfelt condolences and prayers for the family of Thomas Atcitty, former president of the Navajo Nation and former longtime New Mexico state representative, who died of natural causes on Oct. 11, 2020, at the age of 86.

“To his wife Vicky, his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, we offer our prayers and condolences during this difficult time,” Nez said. “Honorable Thomas Atcitty leaves behind a great legacy and many long-lasting memories for his family, friends, and all Navajo people.

“We ask our Creator to bless his family with strength and comfort at this...

State launches COVID-safe, family-friendly Halloween events

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SANTA FE – The state of New Mexico on Oct. 6 created a calendar of 13 family-friendly Halloween activities and made them available online early this month.

At TogetherNM.org, New Mexicans will find recipes, arts and crafts ideas and other suggestions demonstrating ways to safely celebrate Halloween.

“This is a year like no other, as we all know,” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said. “We can’t spend time with friends and our neighbors the way we want to.

“But a holiday is a time to remember that we are all together in this struggle even when we’re physically apart, and I hope New Mexico families can safely enjoy this Halloween by partaking in some of these...

Earthweek: Diary of a Changing World

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Week ending Friday, October 9, 2020


Iceless Winters

Warmer winters brought on by the deepening climate crisis  are bringing more ice-free years to lakes around the Northern Hemisphere, according to a new study. Researchers writing in the journal Geophysical Research Letters say that beyond the ecological changes this causes, communities around some of those lakes are suffering because they depend on frozen festivals and winter recreation. The lack of ice also makes the lakes more prone to toxic algal blooms, which could harm fish and make swimming more dangerous. “This isn’t just happening in one lake in the northern United States. It’s happening in thousands of lakes around...

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