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Mesa Community College American Indian Institute
By Alianna Avila | November 25, 2024
Contributing Writer
In honor of Native American Heritage Month 2024 and in support of the NAC-State of New Mexico’s initiatives of Capacity Building and Education, Leo Dayish, NAC-SNM President, joined Mesa Community College American Indian Institute on November 14, 2024, in Mesa, Arizona.
2024 Mesa Community College [READ MORE]
NAC-SNM. TIP. SUCCESS.
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NAC-SNM supports NACNA’s Capitol Hill Briefing on the American Indian Religious Freedom Act
By Linda Benally | November 13, 2024 | News
Washington, DC
From the shadow to public consciousness into the light. With the crispness of a new day and the light shining bright, Indian Country reflects on the federal policies and actions that led, in part, to the AIRFA 1994 Amendments.
On November 18, [READ MORE]
REMEMBER ALL WHO HAVE WORN THE UNIFORM
REMEMBER ALL WHO HAVE WORN THE UNIFORM
Veterans Day 2024 takes place on Monday, November 11, 2024. On behalf of NAC-SNM, we express our profound appreciation to our military Veterans who have heeded the call to serve our Nation.
Veterans Day dates back to the end of WWI, and the establishment of Armistice Day on November 9, 1918. In 1954, Congress changed Armistice Day to Veterans Day to acknowledge all [READ MORE]
NAC-SNM. NCAI81-Implementation Project
NAC-State of New Mexico
to join tribal leaders, experts, and US agency official
in Las Vegas, NV
at NCAI’s 81st Annual Convention
October 24, 2024
Indigenous Diplomacy: The Indigenous Peoples’ Guide to the United Nations and WIPO’s New Treaty on Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledgescheduled on Tuesday, October 29, 2024,1:45 – 3:15 pm PDT, at the MGM Grand Hotel.
The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) [READ MORE]
NAC-SNM AND INDIAN COUNTRY COMMEMORATION
NAC-SNM AND INDIAN COUNTRY COMMEMORATES THE PEARL ANNIVERSARY of LANDMARK LEGISLATION, AIRFA 1994
October 5, 2024
Shiprock, Navajo Nation, New Mexico
As we celebrate this 30-year mark of the 1994 Amendments to the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA 1994), NAC-SNM expresses gratitude for all who facilitated the passage of AIRFA 1994— a legislation that allows us to observe and preserve sacred elements of our traditional way of life. The outcome is a shining example (pearl) of collaboration and leaning [READ MORE]
NAC-SNM amplifies message
NAC-SNM amplifies message for protection of traditional plant medicines and associated traditional knowledge at the United Nations in Geneva.
For Immediate Release
Palais des Nations
Geneva, Switzerland
July 12, 2024
Indigenous Peoples from around the world, Member State representatives, and organizations, including NAC-SNM, gathered to engage in dialogue regarding the rights of Indigenous Peoples at the 17th Session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Expert Mechanism or EMRIP) in [READ MORE]
NACNA75 – June 2024. SAPPHIRE.
Sapphire symbolizes wisdom, loyalty, insight, and faithfulness.
Thank you to convention hosts for their hospitality at the 2024 NACNA Convention – the 75th Anniversary of NACNA! At this 75th turning of the year for NACNA, the color Sapphire shines and is so appropriate for the NACNA.
NACNA 2024 – 2027
We extend a warm congratulations to the 2024 – 2027 NACNA officers who were elected at [READ MORE]
LANDMARK TREATY REQUIRES DISCLOSURE
LANDMARK TREATY REQUIRES DISCLOSURE BY PATENT APPLICANTS ABOUT SOURCE OF ORIGIN OF GENETIC RESOURCES AND ASSOCIATED TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
“We are not simply making history but [laying] the foundation for a sustainable future for all.”
~ WIPO Indigenous Caucus
On May 24, 2024, WIPO Member States passed a groundbreaking Treaty related to Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge (GRATK) at the WIPO Diplomatic Conference [READ MORE]