UNM alumna Henrietta Mann, ‘Native America Calling,’ receive 2021 National Humanities Medal at White House ceremony
March 22, 2023 - Trinity Moody
University of New Mexico alumna Henrietta Mann, along with "Native America Calling," the live radio show that airs on UNM’s radio station KUNM, were two of the 12 recipients awarded the 2021 National Humanities Medal presented by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and President Joe Biden during the Arts and Humanities Award Ceremony and dinner at the White House Tuesday.
The National Humanities Medal honors an individual or organization whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding of the human experience, broadened citizens’ engagement with history or literature, or helped preserve and expand Americans’ access to cultural resources.
Mann’s White House Citation read:
“Henrietta Mann, for dedicating her life to strengthening and developing Native American education. The pioneering efforts of Henrietta, Ho’oesto’oona'e, Mann, led to programs and institutions across the country devoted to the study of Native American history and culture, honoring ancestors that came before and benefiting generations that follow.”
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