Effort to expand Indian Pueblo Cultural Center advances, NM poet receives MacArthur Fellowship & more
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that will allow expansion of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque. New Mexico Democrat Martin Heinrich sponsored the Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2026. The bill is the latest effort to transfer land and buildings from the former Albuquerque Indian School campus to the Pueblos that manage the cultural center.
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The MacArthur Foundation announced its newest class of fellows this week and Santa Fe-based poet Layli Long Soldier is among the 20 grant recipients. Long Soldier is a citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation and has taught at…
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