Pecos reflects on 100 Years of Federal Policy and our Indigenous Core Values

ALBUQUERQUE, NM--On December 12, 2011, Chief of Staff of the New Mexico Legislature and Cochiti Pueblo native, Regis Pecos reflected on what he describes as "perhaps the most important discussion that Indian people must continue to engage in." His lecture on "100 years of Federal Policy and the Impact to Indigenous Nations and our Core Values" was the second in the Fall lecture series sponsored by the Indians into Medicine (INMED) grant at the UNM HSC Center for Native American Health.

Mr. Regis Pecos was born and raised in Cochiti Pueblo and is a lifetime member of the Traditional Tribal Council since 1978. He has served terms as the Governor of the Pueblo as well as Lt. Governor. In 1996, Mr. Pecos became the first American Indian to be appointed as a member of the Board of Trustees for Princeton University. And in 1999, he received NM's highest honor, as he was named New Mexico's Distinguished Public Servant.

Mr. Pecos received a B.A. in History and Political Science from Princeton University and is currently a Ph. D. candidate at the University of California Berkeley. He is the Director and co-founder of the New Mexico Leadership Institute at the Santa Fe Indian School and is devoted to bringing Native people of New Mexico together in forums to discuss issues challenging Indigenous nations.

To view Mr. Pecos' lecture online please visit the following link--the lecture starts at about 12:00 minutes.

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