¾ÅÉ«Íø

89.9 FM Live From The University Of New Mexico
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
An attendee of Thursday’s May Day rally holds a portrait of Nhon Ngoc Nguyen at Tiguex Park in Albuquerque.
Jon Austria
/
Albuquerque Journal
A Vietnamese refugee who spent time in a California prison and most recently lived in Albuquerque died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody earlier this month.
Indigenous male dancers compete for male head dancer at Nizhoni Powwow at Johnsfield at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM.
Jeanette DeDios
/
¾ÅÉ«Íø-FM
The New Mexico spring winds were not kind Sunday afternoon, but that did not deter hundreds of people from gathering to witness Indigenous dancers dressed in their traditional regalia moving to the beat of drums surrounded by onlookers in a circle.
University Showcase
Computer model rendering of the ancient Tiguex Pueblo of Piedras Marcadas.
Courtesy of Dennis Holloway, Architect, and Matthew Schmader
Archeologist Matthew Schmader uncovers new details of the first Spanish incursion into the territory that became New Mexico, led by Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, and the battles that ensued with the Tiwa inhabitants.
Child welfare in New Mexico
dh121815a/a-sec-metro/12182015 The State of New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department, 1031 Lamberton Place NE in Albuquerque, photographed on Friday December 18, 2015. (Dean Hanson/Albuquerque Journal)
Dean Hanson
/
Albuquerque Journal
New Mexico has ranked consistently near the bottom when it comes to child well-being. The Children, Youth and Families Department, which is supposed to protect the most vulnerable children, has also battled scandals, secrecy, and staffing instability for decades. In the first of a series, ¾ÅÉ«Íø looks deeper into the legacy of these longstanding challenges and how they affect families in the foster care system.