NMHM | June 2025

Please join Gordon Bronitsky, PhD, Founder and President, IndigeNOW!

The Friends of History are happy to offer an encore online presentation of Gordon Bronitsky’s talk on Miguel Trujillo: New Mexico’s Unknown Civil Rights Hero.  Such productions are being offered periodically by the Friends of History. They aim to complement original online presentations which we will continue to present in the months ahead.  We think you will enjoy seeing these selected presentations –either for the first time, or as a return to a topic of particular interest to you.

When New Mexico became a state in 1912, its constitution denied Indians the right to vote.  In 1948, Miguel Trujillo, a WWII Marine veteran from Laguna, sued New Mexico and obtained the right to vote for Indians of the state.  This presentation tells his story. It encourages an understanding of the background for denying Indians the right to vote in 1912 and encourages people to think beyond the Three Peoples myth—Indians, Hispanics, and Anglos living in harmony—to the reality of the struggle that began with the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and continues today.

Gordon Bronitsky grew up in Albuquerque and was trained as an archeologist (BA UNM 1971; PhD University of Arizona 1977).  For the last 28 years, he has been the founder/president of Bronitsky and Associates, and IndigeNOW!, his non-profit production arm. This program works with Indigenous artists and performers, both traditional and contemporary, to bring their voices and messages to the world.

Photo credit: Courtesy of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque.

Donations Welcome

You can learn more about his work at indigenow.com

Please visit here to register for this online talk:  https://bit.ly/3SkI6sg