In this time of uncertainty with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic and the protection of life for our fire fighters, warmer temperatures adn drying of grasslands and timber fuels, the Southern Pueblos Agency (SPA), in consideration with New State Forestry, Santa Fe National Forest Cibola National Forest and other Federal Agencies, is initiating Stage II Fire Restriction.

Friday, May 8, 2020 from 9AM-11PM @ Tribal Auditorium

With the town of Gallup on lockdown beginning this evening, I strongly urge you and family members to stay home and avoid any travel west, especially to Grants. The reason being the likelihood of many members of the Navajo Nation and other outlier towns and communities who will not have access to shop in Gallup, may make their way eastward to Grants. This means that “Hot Spot” (McKinley County) residents, especially those who are asymptomatic, will be shopping in various stores in Grants and potentially exposing others to the virus.

The New Mexico Departments of Workforce Solutions (DWS) and Indian Affairs (IAD) are partnering to assist members of the state’s Nations, Pueblos and Tribes in applying for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program (PUA). The PUA will help workers in the self-employed and contractor categories receive funds helping them to socially distance themselves during the COVID 19 pandemic.

Per Pueblo of Acoma Executive Order No. TA-2020-01, Section 2 “Closure of Pueblo”, the following road closures and associated alternative access routes (See attached map) shall take effect on Friday, April 17, 2020 with West Pueblo Road at State Road 124 (Dugenia Residence) access point remaining open until 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 19, 2020. Please adhere to speed limits and travel with caution on alternate routes (yellow lined roads on map) as there will be increased traffic due to road closures. EFFECTIVE Friday, April 17, 2020

In accordance with the Pueblo of Acoma Public Health Emergency Declaration issued on March 13, 2020, I, Governor Brian D. Vallo, hereby order the following measures to be implemented within the boundaries of Acoma lands, as authorized by the declaration, and to respond to the elevated threats of the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) to the Pueblo of Acoma. The rapid spread of COVID-19 has infected cities and towns across our state and has reached the boundaries of tribal lands. In some cases, the virus has already made its way into Pueblo households.

On Friday, March 27, 2020 Governor Lujan Grisham announced that New Mexico public education will shift to a learn-at-home model as schools remain closed for the rest of the academic year. This decision, which was made in consultation with the New Mexico Public Education Department and the New Mexico Department of Health, is part of a two-pronged plan to protect New Mexicans from COVID-19 and ensure that children are protected, fed and educated and that families are supported through this crisis. The Public Education Department has put together this document with support from the Early Childhood Education and Care Department and the Children, Youth and Families Department to answer some of your most frequently asked questions.

SANTA FE – New Mexico public education will shift to a learn-at-home model as schools remain closed for the rest of the academic year, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state education and child care officials announced Friday.

The following emergency offerings by Internet Service Providers was compiled by the NM Public Education Department (PED) and the Homework Gap Team (PED, Department of Information Technology, State Library, Public Schools Facility Authority, Santa Fe Indian School, and the Navajo Nation) through a request to New Mexico Internet Service Providers (ISP) for their emergency offerings during the Covid19 pandemic. In addition, the “Team” also has included national offerings specific to New Mexico that are being compiled by the State Education Technology Directors Association (SETDA). The goal is to provide resources for staying connected to broadband during the mandatory school closures. We will update this information as new information is shared with the “Team.” Lastly, the “Team” has put together a companion document that includes helpful links supporting at home education.

The goal of this document is to share information about resources available to students, parents and educators, to allow school instruction to continue during the NM schools closure.