New Mexico Lawmakers Help Push Two Major Bills Through to Committee

U.S. House committee approves legislation returning land to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

The Pueblo Dance Group performs for Indigenous Peoples Day at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Federal legislation sponsored by U.S. House members of the state’s congressional delegation would transfer 10 acres of land from a former boarding school to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. (Danielle Prokop / Source NM)Federal legislation that would transfer land from a former boarding school to the state’s 19 pueblos unanimously cleared a congress…

New Mexico lawmakers help push two major bills through to committee

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico's three representatives in Congress pushed two major bills through to committee on Tuesday, the Albuquerque Indian School Act and the Downwinder Commemoration Act. The Albuquerque Indian School Act would transfer pieces of federal land that were historically part of the former Albuquerque Indian School. The 10 acres of land would [...]