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Ben Ray Luján: In New Mexico, Native American art and work is critically important. It amounts to one in eighteen jobs that Native…

On the recordMarch 3, 2020
In New Mexico, Native American art and work is critically important. It amounts to one in eighteen jobs that Native Americans participate in.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico

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Lujan emphasizes the economic significance of Native American art in New Mexico.

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