03-15-2001
Westerly, Suzanne
News From Indian Country
Sound of Drums at State Capitol
The sound of drums and singing filled New Mexico's capitol building Feb. 6,
bringing people to the rotunda to watch dancers from various Pueblos and
Indian Day at the legislature - "Honoring Yesterday, Envisioning Tomorrow."
Established by the state legislature, American Indian Day is set aside "to
recognize and honor the government-to-government relationships with the
twenty-three sovereign Nations of the State of New Mexico."
New Mexico's Governor Gary Johnson issued a proclamation to all the Indian
Nations in ...
