CHOOSE A LANGUAGE BELOW

INDIGENOUS IN AI — LAKOTA LANGUAGE CAMP

Photo of Michael Running Wolf

By Ellen Dornan
“Natives in Tech and Indigenous in AI have made it their respective missions to create a new narrative in which Lakota and Indigenous are included in and creating advanced technologies.”

AIMING FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD

American flag in a grassy field at sunset

By Richard W. Etulain
“A key to middle-of-the-road opinions is moving away from ‘either-or’ and embracing ‘both-and’ thinking. Comprehending competing positions prepares one much better for eventual compromises than locked-in, one-sided reasoning.”

LAS LUMBRES DEL 2022 EN EL NORTE DE NUEVO MÉXICO

Photo of a wildfire burning tall trees behind a dirt lot and garage. The sky is filled with smoke and tinted yellow.

By Gabriel Meléndez
“My spirit shrank when I drove up to see a friend in El Monte Aplanado. All along the gravel road leading to the box canyon at end of flat expanse, I began to see greater destruction to properties, homes, and buildings.”

JUNETEENTH AND VIOLENCE, REVISITED

Photo of Sean Cardinalli

By Sean Cardinalli
“It’s terrifying being Black in America. It’s strange being Black in America. It’s powerful being Black in America. You keep shooting, but you won’t kill Black America.”

MAPPING QUEER HISTORY IN NEW MEXICO

Black and white photo of La Fonda hotel in Santa Fe from the 1930s, a row of cars parked in front

By Ellen Dornan
“Did New Mexico – or at least Albuquerque and Santa Fe– support a culture where queer people could be authentic and accepted, and nurture queer culture?”