A reported 200 students, faculty members and Indian leaders attended a forum on Wednesday to address a racially-tinged incident on the University of New Mexico campus.

UNM leaders came under fire for their response to the April 1 incident involving a Navajo hip-hop group that was performing on campus. Students and others said the school acted too slow to condemn racism against Indians.

UNM President Louis Caldera acknowledged that he was told about the incident April 5. He said the school acted as quickly as possible.

Students and staff attended the outdoor performance by the Navajo group Tribe 2 Entertainment. An unidentified student, apparently upset with the loudness of the concert, came outside to complain. He ended up unplugging the group's equipment and allegedly yelled racial epithets that were caught on video tape.

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