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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 5, 2013
Pueblo of Isleta Awarded State Grant to Preserve Historical Records
Isleta Pueblo—Senate Majority Leader Michael S. Sanchez (D-29-Valencia, Bernalillo) today announced that the Pueblo of Isleta was awarded a grant of nearly $7,000 to help preserve its historical records and documents. The money was given by the New Mexico Historical Records Advisory Board (Board), an adjunct board to the Commission of Public Records.
The Pueblo was awarded $6,851 to develop a functioning archive to house about 374 cubic feet of original records, including paper, photographs and film. Many of the records to be preserved are over 100 years old, dating from 1900 to the present. “Preserving the past is an important way of honoring our ancestors. This project will help pay the proper respect to the elders of the Pueblo’s community,” said Sen. Sanchez.
The Board awarded over $42,000 in state and federal funds to several non-profit organizations and local, state and tribal governments during the current fiscal year. The grants are designed to “stimulate and support projects that preserve and improve access to New Mexico’s historical records, many of which are currently at risk of deterioration,” John Hyrum Martinez, State Records Administrator and Chair for the Board stated in a letter. Money for the grants is made possible through legislative appropriations.
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