Andrea Hanks - #21
Series
Scope and Contents
Abstract: 5/16/2013, 5/31/2013. In tape one, Hanks shares her experiences from growing up in Gallup, N.M. She discusses Gallup High School, her journey into journalism, and the Gallup Inter-tribal Ceremonial. She discusses the tensions between different aspects of how Gallup forms its identity, and some of the benefits and controversies surrounding it as a border town of the Navajo Reservation. Tape two discusses pollution issues on Native lands and contamination of water sources. She discusses her time at UNM and involvement in KIVA Club. In tape 3, Hanks discusses her internships and work in the legislator regarding wild rice and campaigns for preservation and protections of Native lands. In tape four, Hanks elaborates on international solidarity to fight GMO production of sacred plants and foods. She also talks about Indigenous relationships to food through origin stories and identity formations. She concludes by stressing the importance of Native representation in the media, and why journalism is important to Native peoples.
Dates
- 2012-2015
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English, with Native American language interspersed in some of the interviews
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 5 Boxes (44 interviews)
Abstract
Andrea Hanks (Diné /Ojibwa) graduated from UNM with a bachelor's degree in Native American Studies and a minor in Communication and Journalism. She is journalist and has worked on numerous projects including legislative efforts with the White Earth Land Recovery Project.
General
Keywords/Topics: Rez Net News; journalism; White Earth Recovery Project; environmental issues in Native Country; Navajo Nation band; Gallup girls basketball team; Navajo Code Talkers; Native American artists; Clean Water Policy Act; Native identity politics; UNM Journalism and Native American Studies; wild rice; politics; John Trudell; Winona LaDuke; Indigenous Environmental Network; wild rice; traditional foods and diets; genetically modified organisms; Hawaii; Earth Constitution; blood quantum; political identities.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu