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New Mexico

Mescalero Apache Tribe: Innovative approaches to climate change adaptation

Mescalero Apache Tribe: Innovative approaches to climate change adaptation
Mescalero Apache Tribe: Innovative approaches to climate change adaptation
There is no disagreement that the climate in the Sacramento Mountains has been getting warmer and dryer in recent years. Indeed, the temperature and drought regimes of late have been described as extreme by state meteorologists. The winter season, the period of time between the first freeze and the...
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Pueblo of Laguna: Elections Excerpt

Pueblo of Laguna: Elections Excerpt
Pueblo of Laguna: Elections Excerpt
ARTICLE III - THE PUEBLO COUNCIL, STAFF OFFICERS AND SETTLEMENTS Section 1 . - The Pueblo Council. The governing power of the Pueblo shall be vested in the Pueblo of Laguna Council. The Pueblo Council, functioning as one (1) governmental entity, shall be composed of the following officials: (a) One...
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Richard Luarkie: Leadership and Nation Building at Pueblo of Laguna

Richard Luarkie: Leadership and Nation Building at Pueblo of Laguna
Richard Luarkie: Leadership and Nation Building at Pueblo of Laguna
In this informative interview with NNI's Ian Record, Governor Richard Luarkie of the Pueblo of Laguna discusses Laguna's approach to nation building, the roles their core values and time-tested process for cultivating effective leaders has played in that effort, and how and why Laguna has worked to...
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Regis Pecos: The Why and Making and Remaking Governing Systems

Regis Pecos: The Why and Making and Remaking Governing Systems
Regis Pecos: The Why of Making and Remaking Governing Systems
Former Cochiti Pueblo Governor Regis Pecos shares his thoughts about the ultimate purpose of constitutions, governments and governance from a Pueblo perspective, and argues that constitutional reform presents Native nations with a precious opportunity to reclaim and reinvigorate their cultures and...
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A new Native American village based on tradition helps a Tribe reclaim its sustainable roots

A new Native American village based on tradition helps a Tribe reclaim its sustainable roots
A new Native American village based on tradition helps a Tribe reclaim its sustainable roots
The Ohkay Owingeh Tribe and Pueblo in New Mexico has returned to its roots with an award-winning, mixed-income housing project based on traditional Native forms. It's an exciting and inspiring project. Built by the Ohkay Owingeh Housing Authority explicitly as an alternative to sprawl-type housing...
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SEEDocs - Owe'neh Bupingeh Preservation Plan and Rehabilitation Project

SEEDocs - Owe'neh Bupingeh Preservation Plan and Rehabilitation Project
SEEDocs - Owe'neh Bupingeh Preservation Plan and Rehabilitation Project
Re-creating a more vital Pueblo center and reinvigorating cultural heritage traditions through the rehabilitation of the historic Pueblo core was this project's focus. The Pueblo core is the spiritual, social and cultural center of the Pueblo. Community members were trained in traditional building...
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Crime-Reduction Best Practices Handbook: Making Indian Communities Safe

Crime-Reduction Best Practices Handbook: Making Indian Communities Safe
Crime-Reduction Best Practices Handbook: Making Indian Communities Safe
In 2009, the Secretary of the Interior and the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs established a High Priority Performance Goal (HPPG) to reduce violent crime by a combined 5% within 24 months on targeted tribal reservations. The selected reservations were Rocky Boy’s (Montana), Mescalero (New...
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Pueblo of Laguna: Secretarial Election

Pueblo of Laguna: Secretarial Election
Pueblo of Laguna: Secretarial Election
As the Pueblo of Laguna prepared for a Secretarial Election to remove the Secretary of Interior approval clause, the leadership developed an educational process for the community to understand the process. This presentation provides an overview of Laguna core values, their traditional governance...
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Regis Pecos: The Role of Core Values in Cochiti Governance and Renewal

Regis Pecos: The Role of Core Values in Cochiti Governance and Renewal
Regis Pecos: The Role of Core Values in Cochiti Governance and Renewal
In this excerpted video, former Cochiti Governor Regis Pecos provides an overview of the core values that are integral to Cochiti's culture and way of life, and shows how his people relied on the application of those core values to overcome a catastrophe and rebuild its nation and community. This...
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Leadership Institute at the Santa Fe Indian School

Leadership Institute at the Santa Fe Indian School
Leadership Institute at the Santa Fe Indian School
Founded in 1997, the Leadership Institute at the Santa Fe Indian School aims to create a dynamic learning environment in which community members not only learn and teach, but are able to actively contribute to the success of their nations. Four themes guide the Institute’s work: leadership,...
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