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Miguel Trujillo oral histories and voting rights podcast

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Identifier: MP.2022.04

Content Description

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of Trujillo v Garley, the New Mexico History Museum obtained funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities to research and develop an exhibit on the history of Native voting rights in New Mexico. Miguel Trujillo, an Isleta Pueblo man and WW II era Marine Corps veteran, sued the state of New Mexico when he was denied the right to register to vote in Valencia County in 1948. Trujillo won the case, and the New Mexico constitution was changed to reflect the right of Native Americans to vote. Oral history video interviews with Trujillo family members, scholars, a Native American tribal judge, and Native voting rights activists and educators were conducted at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center’s Pueblo House (in Albuquerque, NM) from April to September 2022. The earlier interviews were conducted by Trujillo Project Guest Curator Dr. Porter Swentzell (Santa Clara) and the later ones by Guest Curator Stephanie Padilla (Isleta). Sibel Melik, Guest Archivist, did the video recording. Additional interviews were conducted at Kabby Sound Studio in Santa Fe, NM. Alicia M. Romero PhD, Head Curator at the New Mexico History Museum, was the Project Director. Thank you to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center for use of their Pueblo House.

Acquisition Type

Deposit

Provenance

From the creators

Restrictions Apply

Yes

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 2022 - 2023