MARGO TAMEZ: WAS SIGHTED MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN BORDER



 

Dagotee gozhonihii (Nde')

Joy all around you (English)

Deseo a usted lo mejor y alegria (Spanish)
  •  Citizenship
    Nde' ('Lipan Apache'), Goschishnde' (Lightning Clan) Lower Rio Grande River (El Calaboz Rancheria)
  • Suma-Nde' ('Jumano Apache'), (Red Painted People), Middle-Upper Rio Grande River, West Texas (El Polvo, El Mesquite, El Conejo, El Mulato Chihuahua)
  • Contact margo.tamez@ubc.ca

    Current and On-Going Interests
  • Human Rights, Militarization, UN DRIP, Indigenous Women, Indigenous Governance, Doctrine of Discovery, Indigenous Autonomy & Self-Determination Movements
    Lipan Apache Women Defense

    Research Partners
    Teresa Leal
    Lori Riddle
     
  • Currently Revising Manuscript
  • Nádasi’né’ nde' isdzáné begoz'aahi' shimaa shini' gokal
    Gową goshjaa ha’áná’idiłí texas-nakaiyé godesdzog    [Translation: Returning Lipan Apache Women’s Laws, Lands, & Strength in El Calaboz Ranchería, Texas-Mexico Border]

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