Farmington High School Cap Removal Sparks Controversy
5.31.24 – Source New Mexico Editor Shaun Griswold speaks with state Indian Affairs Secretary Josett Monette about the cap removal at Farmington High that sparked local and national outrage. Monette shares her reaction to the viral video, the sacred significance of the student’s hat and what the state’s Indian Affairs Department can do to help prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.
Correspondent: Shaun Griswold
Guest: Josett Monette, Secretary, New Mexico Indian Affairs Department
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[…] Doom-scrolling through social media posts about local news, the NBA playoffs and garden hacks, my algorithm eventually brought forward a cellphone video showing someone from Farmington Municipal Schools approaching graduate Genesis White Bull to take her beaded graduation cap with her aópazan affixed to the top. This essay was co-published with NMPBS, a Source New Mexico partner. Here, you can watch a New Mexico In Focus segment that discusses this issue further. […]
[…] This essay was co-published with NMPBS, a Source New Mexico partner. Here, you can watch a New Mexico In Focus segment that discusses this issue further. […]
[…] Indian Affairs Secretary Josett Monette and others are saying that more specific language could be a…. (The issue won’t make the special session in July. We asked.) […]