Partnerships
University of New Mexico Press
The Center for Regional Studies has re-established its partnership with the University of New Mexico Press in distributing new books to underserved public and tribal libraries in the state of New Mexico. For each of the next three fiscal years, CRS will donate approximately $30,000 to this project beginning in FY25 and continuing through FY27.
During the summer of 2024:
30 Libraries received books.
68 Books were donated to each library.
UNM Press gave CRS a 45% discount for each book.
Total expense for CRS in FY25: $29,566
Native Curriculum Partnership (NCP)
During FY23, the New Mexico State Legislature awarded $1,500,000 in Tribal Education Initiatives to the University of New Mexico. The Center of Regional Studies, the Department of Native American Studies, and the Institute for American Indian Education submitted a proposal and were awarded $200,000 in Research and Public Service Project (RPSP) funding. This “Native Curriculum Partnership” (NCP) began collaborating with local tribal leaders, Native educators, and community consultants to initiate the process of creating Indigenous film and curriculum materials for K-12 students in New Mexico. CRS’s Aracely Chapa is creating the films.
Members of UNM's Native Curriculum Partnership:
Center for Regional Studies:
Dr. Damián Vergara Wilson (Director)
Aracely “Arcie” Chapa (Manager of Multimedia Services and Community Outreach)
Alisha (Fitzgerald) White (Unit Administrator)
Native American Studies:
Dr. Lloyd L. Lee (Chair and Professor)
Dr. Tiffany Lee (Distinguished Professor)
Dr. Wendy Greyeyes (Associate Professor)
Dr. Leola Paquin (Associate Professor)
Dr. Myla Vicenti Carpio (Associate Professor)
Consultants:
Jennifer Black (Filmmaker and Multi-media Storyteller )
Ramona Emerson, PhD (Film & Digital Arts)
Natalie Martinez, PhD (Lecturer III, Language, Literacy, & Sociocultural Studies)
Renata Yazzie, MA (Musicology & Piano Performance)
Graduate Assistants:
Marina Perez (PhD student in Art History)
John White (PhD student in English - Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies )
