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Renowned actor Gary Farmer, known for his work in TV series Resident Alien and Reservation Dogs, will appear at The University of New Mexico Department of Film and Digital Arts as part of its ongoing Mentor Series. The talk is in conjunction with the...

Pulitzer Prize winning Diné composer and sound artist Raven Chacon, who earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in music at The University of New Mexico will bring his Three Songs projects to the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos. Three Songs pays tribute to...

The University of New Mexico's  Indigenous Peoples' Land and Territory...

The University of New Mexico's Student Union Building, in partnership with the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and American Indian Student Services will unveil a new mural, Friday, May 5.  The mural will honor and celebrate the...

Protecting an endangered language is just as consequential as safeguarding animals on the verge of extinction. The Navajo language faces threats to its vitality just as imperiled animals do. Like protecting the planet, preserving a language, and the...

Thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Sam Truett, associate professor of History and director of the Center for the Southwest at The University of New Mexico, will present the Indigenous Borderlands in North America Symposium...

The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico is partnering with the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian in Santa Fe, which presents contemporary and iconic Native American art exhibitions, to present Indigenous Women: Border...

Research recently published by adjunct assistant professor Cyler Conrad from the Department of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico examines the importance of turkeys to the Ancestral Pueblo people and how they have managed the birds for more than...

The piano is inherently a European male-centric occupation. The instrument was invented in Italy by a man. The most famous pianists in the world, such as Schnabel, Horowitz, and Rachmaninoff, were all European men. The illustrious Three Bs of piano music...

New Mexico is home to 23 Indian tribes, including 19 Pueblos, three Apache tribes and the Navajo Nation. These sovereign nations bring rich history, culture and traditions to our state, along with unique perspectives to students wishing to study...