Native students in New Mexico’s largest school district miss class more than their peers and score lower in reading, science and math. Now, the district is partnering with Native-led groups in what ...

On a small patch of land north of Albuquerque, Orenda Martine reached for a red onion, trimming the root and then the stem, its papery skin rustling in her hands. Once she finished with one onion, she ...

Kaiya Brown was at work last week when she started getting the texts. Her friends were asking if she’d seen the news: The Trump administration wants to cut funding for tribal colleges by nearly 90%.

Despite increased efforts in recent years by public officials, New Mexico grapples with high rates of maternal deaths during pregnancy or the year following birth. The March of Dimes, a nonprofit ...

This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Fund for Indigenous Journalists: Reporting on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two Spirit and Transgender ...

Native American students’ right to wear tribal regalia at school ceremonies could soon be enshrined in state law. The House unanimously passed Senate Bill 163 on Wednesday, sending it to Gov. Michelle ...

New Mexico could soon be cleaning up some of the hundreds of abandoned uranium mines and other contaminated sites around the state and paving the way for continued efforts — if $50 million for that ...

Two state lawmakers are trying to create a “Turquoise Alert” system in New Mexico for sending out statewide alerts when Indigenous people go missing. Sen. Angel Charley (Laguna Pueblo/Zuni Pueblo/Diné ...

New Mexico’s law that governs money spent to influence the outcome of elections seems straightforward. Contribution limits are meant to level the playing field between big-moneyed interests and ...

Native American students in New Mexico are expelled far more often than members of any other group. One school district, Gallup-McKinley County Schools, is responsible for most of that disparity.