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Andrea Hanks - #21 Project Files

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: Project Files

Scope and Contents

From the Series: 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)

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