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Indigenous celebration cut by Farmington Schools as protective laws fail yet again
Technology has a way of showing us that with all its advancement, so much remains the same. Doom-scrolling through social media posts about local news, the NBA playoffs and garden hacks, my algorithm eventually brought forward a cellphone video showing someone from Farmington Municipal Schools approaching graduate Genesis White Bull to take her beaded graduation […] The post Indigenous celebration cut by Farmington Schools as protective laws fail yet again appeared first on Source New Mexico.
Farmington High School Cap Removal Sparks Controversy
5.31.24 – Source New Mexico Editor Shaun Griswold speaks with state Indian Affairs Secretary Josett Monette about the cap removal at Farmington High that sparked local and national outrage. Monette shares her reaction to the viral video, the sacred significance of the student’s hat and what the state’s Indian Affairs Department can do to help prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.
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