Tina Kotlisky

[Tina Kotlisky @TKotlisky]

#nmhist World War II brought a huge military and government presence to New Mexico.

[Tina Kotlisky @TKotlisky]

@staylorHistory I could see how they would be a very close knit society but it just seems like such a burden to carry and pass down to your children

[Tina Kotlisky @TKotlisky]

#nmhist Site Y seems like a horrible place and I feel bad for the children and spouses that had to live there

[Tina Kotlisky @TKotlisky]

@jhrodarte Yes, her art is Amazing! It really does show the true beauty of our land!!

[Tina Kotlisky @TKotlisky]

@arby_40 I agree with you 100%

[Tina Kotlisky @TKotlisky]

@Elizabe84892655 It seems like our state has always had issues with poverty

[Tina Kotlisky @TKotlisky]

@arby_40 They saw the real beauty in our state and our people!

[Tina Kotlisky @TKotlisky]

@jhrodarte I agree with you!!

[Tina Kotlisky @TKotlisky]

#nmhist Code Talkers faced difficulties rejoining civilian life due to its limitations on their civil rights. Despite equal treatment during their tenure in the Marines, members of the Navajo Nation were prohibited from voting in either Arizona or New Mexico

[Tina Kotlisky @TKotlisky]

#nmhist (826 Japanese American prisoners entered the Santa Fe facility in March 14, 1942)
I never knew that Japanese American prisoners were kept in New Mexico

[Tina Kotlisky @TKotlisky]

#nmhist Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratory formed an integral part of New Mexico’s economy, a reality that continues today. Both facilities expanded the role of the federal government in the state and boosted its economic growth.

[Tina Kotlisky @TKotlisky]

#nmhist The Hispanic New Deal made important contributions to the livelihood of northern New Mexicans and it provided a framework for preserving the area’s rural villages.

[Tina Kotlisky @TKotlisky]

#nmhist The actions of artists, writers, and reformers had a positive impact on nuevomexicanos and Native Americans.

[Tina Kotlisky @TKotlisky]

#nmhist U.S. politicians consistently characterized nuevomexicanos and Native Americans as two groups of people whose cultural backgrounds threatened to hold the nation back in terms of economic and political progress.

[Tina Kotlisky @TKotlisky]

#nmhist Mabel Dodge Luhan believed that Americans living in other areas of the United States had much to learn from New Mexican villagers.

[Tina Kotlisky @TKotlisky]

#nmhist Dennis Chavez fought his whole life to prove himself to the the government and show that the Hispanics are equal and have rights. He was a determined man and accomplished many things for the Hispanic people of New Mexico

[Tina Kotlisky @TKotlisky]

#nmhist Its nice to know the Governor of New Mexico Clyde Tingley was willing to fight for the state’s hispano populations against the Colorado governor!

[Tina Kotlisky @TKotlisky]

@Elizabe84892655 That shows they cared deeply for their children, families and culture!!

[Tina Kotlisky @TKotlisky]

@IsaiahM37544144 I feel they had the same intentions as Billy The Kid and his group

[Tina Kotlisky @TKotlisky]

@arby_40 I am sure the systems thought they were just dumb criminals so did not expect the fight they gave in the courtrooms.