Melanie Stansbury: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you, witnesses, for your testimony.”

As a New Mexican, this is personal.

Our state’s name carries generations of history, culture, and family—and it belongs to us. We’re New Mexicans. Period.

If you’re a teacher and you really want to work in a tribal community, whether you are a Native person yourself or not, and you’re looking at the difference of getting paid, let’s say, $50,000 by the federal government versus going and…

They want to rewrite the history of this country and take away the resources and leadership of people who have fought, marched and served this country for generations.