{"id":7367,"date":"2021-02-09T13:27:57","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T18:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=7367"},"modified":"2021-02-09T13:34:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T18:34:35","slug":"new-mexico-indian-affairs-department-presents-budget-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/02\/09\/new-mexico-indian-affairs-department-presents-budget-request\/","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico Indian Affairs Department presents budget request"},"content":{"rendered":"\"acomapueblo\"\r\n
A view of the Pueblo of Acoma in New Mexico. Photo: Ian McKellar<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n
New Mexico Indian Affairs Department presents budget request<\/div>\r\n
Tuesday, February 9, 2021<\/div>\r\n
Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n

<\/p>\r\nThe New Mexico Indian Affairs Department<\/a> is presenting its fiscal year 2022 budget request to state lawmakers on Tuesday afternoon.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nThe request recommends keeping the department’s operating budget at the current level of funding in order to continue efforts with the 23 tribal nations in New Mexico. Secretary Lynn Trujillo<\/a> said $3.7 million will be used for special project grants, early childhood education grants and tobacco cessation and prevention grants<\/a>.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n\u201cThe Indian Affairs Department continues to work collaboratively with our sister agencies and tribal governments to bring resources and support to our tribal communities and people,\u201d\r\nsaid Trujillo, who is a citizen of the Pueblo of Sandia. \r\n

<\/p>\r\n \u201cI remain hopeful that the New Mexico Legislature will agree with the executive recommendation from DFA (Department of Finance and Administration) and maintain our budget for FY22,\u201d said Trujillo, who also has ancestry from the Pueblo of Acoma and the Pueblo of Taos.\r\n

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<\/p>\r\nThe hearing takes place at 1:30 PM Mountain Time before the House Appropriations and Finance Committee<\/a>. Participants can join via Zoom at https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/87166668598<\/a>\r\n

<\/P>\r\nNew Mexico is home to 19 Pueblo tribes<\/a>, the Navajo Nation<\/a> and three Apache tribes<\/a>. The state celebrated their contributions during American Indian Day last week.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n\u201cThe tradition of honoring New Mexico’s 23 tribes, nations, and pueblos during the legislative session goes back several years,\u201d Truillo said in a statement on February 5. \u201cThanks to the late-Senator John Pinto, our state continues to recognize the tremendous contributions of native people. Indian Day has always focused on the recognition of the inherent sovereign status of tribal governments. And through this recognition, the need to continually renew and strengthen government-to-government collaboration.\u201d\r\n

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