The Borderlands and Ethnic Studies Department it's third borderlands mural. This mural is rooted in ancestral knowledges about three watershed moments that happened right here at Tortugas (“A”) Mountain, Mesilla/Chamberino and Vado. The stories of peoples’ dignity, movement and refusal in these moments inspire decolonial knowledges and K-college curriculum in New Mexico. The BEST Research Center commissioned eight local artistsand NMSU art students, including A. Billi Free, Al Na’ir Lara, Beatrice Chavez, Celina Corral Arreola, Citlali Delgado, Norma Chairez-Hartell, Ryan Duran, and Saba.