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Indian Education Cutbacks; Georgia O'Keeffe; The End of Miss USA (1987-02-21)
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Indian Education According to Ross Swimmer, the Interior Department's Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs -- Indian students are better off in public schools and students at the two New Mexican Indian colleges should pay enrollment fees. On Assignment looks at the proposed cutbacks in Indian education, the quality of education received by New Mexico's Native American population, and reactions to Swimmer's proposal (Guests: Cyrus Chino, Principal, Sky City Community School; Joseph Abeyta, Superintendent, Santa Fe Indian School; Carmen Taylor, National Indian School Board Association; Regis Pecos, Bernalillo School Board; Bill Richardson, U.S. Representative (D New Mexico); Julian Fragua, Student; Becky Ellsworth, Student; Juan Martinez, Student). Producer: Matthew Sneddon. Georgia O'Keeffe -- An exhibit of Georgia O'Keeffe's work at the Museum of New Mexico in Santa Fe spurs a look at this monumental 20th-century artist and the desert landscape that inspired her (Guest: Juan Hamilton, Artist and O'Keeffe's Friend). Producer: Sandy Garritano. Miss USA Pageant (Postscript) -- Albuquerque Mayor Ken Schultz claims that due to the Miss USA Pageant "Albuquerque isn't going to be a spot…
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KNME-TV (Television station : Albuquerque, N.M.)
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public broadcasting, AAPB, Ross Swimmer, Georgia O'Keeffe, Cyrus Chino, Joseph Abeyta, Carmen Taylor, Regis Pecos, Bill Richardson, Julian Fragua, Becky Ellsworth, Juan Martinez, Juan Hamilton, Ken Schultz, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Sky City Community School, Santa Fe Indian School, National Indian School Board Association, Museum of New Mexico, Mountain Bell Foundation, Indian Education and Self-Determination Act of 1975, Miss USA Pageant, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Native American education, federal education funding, Reagan administration policies
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