Above: On the Mescalero Apache reservation, the Elderly Program became the lifeblood of their tribe during the pandemic thanks to the work of Michaelene Ahidley and Karlene Toehay. Photograph by…
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Above: After attending Central New Mexico Community College, Vandee Silva began working as a regional emergency dispatcher and volunteer firefighter. Photograph by Gabriella Marks. AROUND 6 P.M. ON…
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Above: The doors to Silver City’s first makerspace were barely open when the news of a global pandemic arrived and Stephen Lindsey had to adjust. Photograph by Gabriella Marks. STEPHEN LINDSEY WAS IN…
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Above: As Holy Cross’s emergency manager, David Elliot supervises and implements the hospital’s standards and protocols for emergency preparedness. Photograph by Gabriella Marks. DAVID ELLIOT HAD AN…
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Above: Bonnie Leno has taught more than 125 students to speak Keres in the past 10 years at the Acoma Learning Center & Library. Photograph by Gabriella Marks. BONNIE LENO KNOWS ACOMA PUEBLO'S…
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Above: Hiddekel Sara Burks sits inside the New Mexico Holocaust Museum and Gellert Center for Education crafting a coiled, multicolored braid that’s more than 4,000 feet long and growing. Photograph…
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Above: Doyle Frasier runs Ministry of Hope, which offers a food pantry and distributes donated clothing and other goods. Photograph by Gabriella Marks. DOYLE FRASIER COULD HAVE RETIRED years ago…
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Above: Bianca Encinias has made El Chante into a community space, boutique, and much more. Photograph by Gabriella Marks. BIANCA ENCINIAS SITS ON A BLACK LEATHER COUCH in the art gallery of El Chante:…
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Bianca Encinias With El Chante, the Albuquerque native has created a nurturing space for female artists, entrepreneurs, and their families. Doyle Frasier At 87, the retired businessman works hard…
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Wilma Brooks As the second-longest-serving educator in the state, this teacher delivers lessons that go far beyond the classroom. Penny and Sandy Davis The founders of Seed2Need grow, harvest, and…
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