Bella Davis
Indigenous Affairs Reporter at New Mexico In Depth
Indigenous affairs reporter @NMInDepth via @Report4America. Yurok. She/her
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2 weeks ago |
nmindepth.com | Bella Davis
On a warm March afternoon in Albuquerque, Reyes DeVore (Jemez Pueblo), standing in front of a mural depicting two young Pueblo people, spoke about what being a “good descendent” of ancestors who resisted Spanish colonization means to her. A couple days later, in the bosque, Cheyenne Antonio (Diné) smiled as she detailed all the things that bring her joy, from metal concerts to gossiping with her elders.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Bella Davis
Two boys hold signs at an Albuquerque protest against the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people on July 21, 2023.
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2 weeks ago |
nmindepth.com | Bella Davis
New Mexico is one of a handful of states that will see an increased number of FBI agents to address unresolved violent crimes in Indian Country, including crimes related to a national crisis of Indigenous people disproportionately going missing and being killed. The Operation Not Forgotten initiative will send 60 FBI personnel to 10 field offices across the country, including Albuquerque, over six months, the Justice Department announced earlier this week.
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3 weeks ago |
nmindepth.com | Bella Davis
Indigenous AffairsNew Mexico’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Task Force plans to meet publicly for the first time next Friday. The state Department of Justice convened the group last year after a call from lawmakers, who included $200,000 in the state budget for that purpose. The task force met in October and December behind closed doors, except for public comment sessions.
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4 weeks ago |
sourcenm.com | Bella Davis
by Bella Davis, New Mexico In Depth, Source New Mexico March 27, 2025 New Mexico is set to become the fourth state to create an alert system meant to help find Native Americans who have gone missing. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham plans to sign Senate Bill 41 into law, establishing a Turquoise Alert system, according to her office, after the bill passed both chambers of the Legislature unanimously.
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Elijah Hadley was a Mescalero Apache teenager walking along a highway in Otero County when a driver called 911 out of concern for his safety. The responding deputy shot at him over a dozen times, killing him. Community members are calling for charges. https://t.co/K1t7378nlt https://t.co/HwHIwn9dXh
RT @shaun505: At least 973 Native American children died at U.S.-run boarding schools between 1871-1969 Second Interior Department report…