THE NATIVE AMERICAN RELIEF FUND, managed at the New Mexico Foundation and led by an advisory committee, partnered with community nonprofits in 2020 and 2021 to provide Covid-relief resources for the Navajo and Apache nations and the pueblos of New Mexico. The six-member advisory committee values the Native American communities and recognizes their strength and resilience in these challenging times. 8 Calle Medico, Santa Fe; 505-820-6860.
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The Native American Relief Fund partnered with community nonprofits to provide Covid-relief resources for the Navajo and Apache nations and the pueblos of New Mexico.
From left: Joannie Romero, executive director, Laguna Community Foundation; Dr. Amanda J. Montoya, executive director, Chamiza Foundation; Alvin Warren, vice president of Career Pathways and Advocacy, LANL Foundation; and JoAnn Melchor, president and CEO, New Mexico Foundation. Committee members not shown: Natasha Hale, former program officer, W.K. Kellogg Foundation; and Rebecca Rae, associate director, Native Tribal Participatory Research Program, UNM. Photograph by Gabriella Marks.