08-15-2000
Westerly, Suzanne
News From Indian Country
Picuris Pueblo receives grant for clean water
On July 10th in northern New Mexico, a crowd gathered to hear Governor Red
Eagle Rael talk about the new waste water system for which the Pueblo had
just received a $700,000 check.
The celebration at Picuris Pueblo was the result of "Water 2000," a Clinton
initiative which dispersed funding to about 100 projects in 41 states. The
project offers funding to supply clean water to rural America through the
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Programs Fund.
Governor Red Eagle Rael said, ...
