Emma Gibson
@emmagibs0n.bsky.social
NM journalist who loves a good audio story. Formerly KUNM/Mountain West News Bureau and AZPM. CU Boulder and NAU alum.
Currently living the non-news life ✨
Currently living the non-news life ✨
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“Navajo code has absolutely nothing to do with DEI because Navajo code was a weapon,” Navajo Code Talker Peter MacDonald said in response to the removal during an interview with the Arizona Mirror.
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'My dad didn't go to war for nothing': Pentagon scrubs Native American heroes from website
Navajo Code Talkers removed Pentagon website under Trump's anti-DEI order sparks outrage as tribes demand restoration of Indigenous military heroes' history
azmirror.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
“Navajo code has absolutely nothing to do with DEI because Navajo code was a weapon,” Navajo Code Talker Peter MacDonald said in response to the removal during an interview with the Arizona Mirror.
azmirror.com/2025/03/19/m...
azmirror.com/2025/03/19/m...
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The Bureau of Indian Affairs has announced a new Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples initiative.
The initiative will collaborate with the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, and utilize genealogical company Othram to identify remains.
www.kosu.org/local-news/2...
The initiative will collaborate with the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, and utilize genealogical company Othram to identify remains.
www.kosu.org/local-news/2...
Bureau of Indian Affairs announces new Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples initiative
Operation Spirit Return will fall under the BIA’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous People’s Unit. A similar program was enacted during President Trump’s first term called Operation Lady Justice.
www.kosu.org
February 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has announced a new Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples initiative.
The initiative will collaborate with the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, and utilize genealogical company Othram to identify remains.
www.kosu.org/local-news/2...
The initiative will collaborate with the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, and utilize genealogical company Othram to identify remains.
www.kosu.org/local-news/2...
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I’m in beautiful, snowy downtown McCall for a protest planned in support of fired federal workers, especially Forest Service folks who are an important part of the local community. Follow here for how things go. My instinct says a decent crowd is likely.
February 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I’m in beautiful, snowy downtown McCall for a protest planned in support of fired federal workers, especially Forest Service folks who are an important part of the local community. Follow here for how things go. My instinct says a decent crowd is likely.
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Should New Mexico lawmakers be paid a salary for the work they do at the Roundhouse? If this legislation makes it through both chambers, you could answer that question on your ballot in 2028:
Lawmaker salaries ballot question clears first committee • Source New Mexico
Senate Joint Resolution 1 would create an independent commission to set and limit salaries for New Mexico lawmakers.
buff.ly
February 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Should New Mexico lawmakers be paid a salary for the work they do at the Roundhouse? If this legislation makes it through both chambers, you could answer that question on your ballot in 2028:
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Seattle author Juan Carlos Reyes joined KUOW Book Club’s Katie Campbell to talk about “decolonizing” storytelling.
Juan Carlos Reyes reflects on 'decolonizing fiction' in 'Three Alarm Fire'
This is KUOW's book club, and we just finished reading Juan Carlos Reyes' fiction collection "Three Alarm Fire."
www.kuow.org
January 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Seattle author Juan Carlos Reyes joined KUOW Book Club’s Katie Campbell to talk about “decolonizing” storytelling.
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Excited to announce that we’ve launched our new database dedicated to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transgender People — the first of its kind in Arizona. 🧵 #IWMFgrantee #MMIP
azluminaria.org/mmip-arizona
azluminaria.org/mmip-arizona
MMIP Arizona database - AZ Luminaria
A searchable database and map of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transgender People in Arizona, MMIP, MMIW
azluminaria.org
January 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Excited to announce that we’ve launched our new database dedicated to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transgender People — the first of its kind in Arizona. 🧵 #IWMFgrantee #MMIP
azluminaria.org/mmip-arizona
azluminaria.org/mmip-arizona
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“‘It’s not a pretty picture,’ said Dr. Gould of U.C. San Diego, who took part in the Nature study. If planet-warming gas emissions continue at current levels, ‘we’ve got some work that suggests that mortality from wildfire smoke in the U.S. could go up by 50 %.’”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/c...
Far From the Fires, the Deadly Risks of Smoke Are Intensifying
Researchers see a growing health danger from the vast plumes of pollution spawned by wildfires like the ones devastating Los Angeles.
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
“‘It’s not a pretty picture,’ said Dr. Gould of U.C. San Diego, who took part in the Nature study. If planet-warming gas emissions continue at current levels, ‘we’ve got some work that suggests that mortality from wildfire smoke in the U.S. could go up by 50 %.’”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/c...
**getting my account up and ready**
January 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
**getting my account up and ready**