§ 9-21-15 NMSA 1978

The department may employ not more than two persons for each Indian tribe or pueblo in the state to record the legends of the tribe or pueblo in the English language for the purpose of making them available for dissemination to the public. Persons employed to record the legends shall be members of the tribe or pueblo, shall have knowledge of both English and the language spoken by the particular tribe or pueblo and shall be familiar with a means of recording the legends in the English language. The department may employ personnel and purchase recording equipment necessary to fulfill the purpose of this section.