Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that art education in New Mexico is taking place on occupied indigenous land of 23 tribes. It’s important that we acknowledge the history and ongoing colonization of where we live and work here and in our country. It’s also important to acknowledge our own place in the story of colonization. We don’t pretend to know the answers in undoing the ugly legacy of colonization, but at the very least, we can be accountable and deepen our understanding of our individual and our collective responsibility in fighting for change. As a member of NMAEA, we each have the opportunity to work for change.​
Adapted from a speech by Maria ArchuletaÂ
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Native tribes of New Mexico:​
Jicarilla Apache Nation
Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation
Ohkay Owingeh
Navajo Nation
Pueblo of Acoma
Pueblo of Cochiti
Pueblo of Jemez
Pueblo of Isleta
Pueblo of Laguna
Pueblo of Nambe
Pueblo of Picuris
Pueblo of Pojoaque
Pueblo of San Felipe
Pueblo of San Ildefonso
Pueblo of Sandia
Pueblo of Santa Ana
Pueblo of Santa Clara
Pueblo of Santo Domingo
Pueblo of Taos
Pueblo of Tesuque
Pueblo of Zia
Ute Mountain Tribe
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation​
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