Indian Wells Girl Scout Troop 7314 celebrates “Project Bike Love”
Girl Scout Troop 7314 consists of 40 young Navajo girls who strive to build courage, confidence, and character within themselves and collectively.
Navajo Technical University connects career pathways for Crownpoint students
On Jan. 31, students, faculty, and staff from Navajo Technical University visited Crownpoint Middle School to connect with students for the event — “Let’s Learn, Laugh, and Play Culturally Together.”
New Hopi High teacher says looking at your past is the way forward
Mariquit “Kit” Palabyab, who is Filipino-American, is the new Native American Studies (NAS) teacher at Hopi Jr/Sr High School.
Diné College joins Tiny Earth antibiotics initiative
Diné College is joining the push to mitigate one of the most critical public health crisis facing the world: antibiotic resistance.
Tuba City roper Shilah Williams shares journey to Jr. National Finals Rodeo
Shilah Williams’ dark hair swirled around her shoulders and her chocolate brown eyes smiled shyly as she introduced her horse, Sissy, who carried her to the 2018 Jr. National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas in December.
Pathways, only afterschool program for Native American youth in Flagstaff
Pathways is an after school youth program serving Native American youth living within the city of Flagstaff.
Cultural symposium focuses on strength of languages, culture
More than 500 participants attended the 2019 Winter Solstice Cultural Symposium Jan. 23 at Tuba City High School themed, “Culture and Language Strengthens Wellness within Families.
Northern Arizona girls participate in Fifth annual Flagstaff All-Girls Chess Tournament
Shantia Nez, 12, a seventh grader from Kaibeto Boarding School, concentrated on her opponent’s move.
‘The Olympics of bull riding’ has its first All-Native American team
There’s a first for everything.
Holbrook High students attend Future Business Leaders of America conference
The Holbrook Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) recently traveled to the Region 4 Conference at the Arizona State West Campus in Glendale, Arizona.
PBS documentary highlights Native American links to rock
As a child, Fred Lincoln “Link” Wray Jr. hid under a bed when the Ku Klux Klan came to his parents’ home in rural North Carolina.
Hopi High media students hone journalism skills in Phoenix
Hopi High students interviewed Arizona State Sen. Jamescita Peshlakai, White Mountain Apache Chairwoman Gwendena Lee-Gatewood and Jack Jackson Jr., an assistant to U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran Jan. 16 at the state capital.
Nearly 22,000 unite to push for political power at Women’s March in Arizona
An estimated 22,000 Arizona residents joined millions across the country and around the world on the first anniversary of the nationwide Women’s March.
ASU’s visit to Navajo Nation was about more than just basketball
The trip was about more than a 300-mile journey to play a nationally televised game against a ranked opponent.
At Indigenous Peoples March, different reservations, same stories
Nataanii Means spent part of his childhood on the Navajo Nation with little electricity or running water, while energy companies mined coal and uranium nearby. He said those operations left the water polluted and undrinkable.
Hopi High media students attend Tribal Legislative Day in Phoenix
White Mountain Apache Chairwoman Gwendena Lee-Gatewood spoke of hope and faith during the 24th annual Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day Jan. 16.
Wild horse population is booming, so what’s the real solution?
Wild horses are being captured, put in prison camps and sent to slaughter — The CANA Foundation is working on a solution.
Talking Circles help mitigate middle school fights at Hopi Jr High
Eight Hopi Jr/Sr High School girls had been in fights for weeks when the school’s climate coach Preston Clocksin decided to do something different: Put them in Talking Circles. The girls have not been in fights since.
Rumble on the Mountain highlights plight of indigenous peoples on the Colorado Plateau
Annual event returns to Flagstaff's Coconino Center for the Arts Jan. 19
Rumble on the Mountain V, an annual event to raise awareness of the plight of indigenous people and lands of the Colorado Plateau, takes place Jan. 19 at the Coconino Center for the Arts from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Navajo LGBTQ youth find unlikely champions in their elders
Michelle Sherman was five when she realized she was different.
The family's secret is out: Harry Houdini's relatives live in northern Arizona
Harry Houdini’s great grand-nephew, a long-time resident of the Navajo Nation, has a new program on the Science Channel.
Hopi Jr./Sr. High School congratulates 16 mid-term graduates
Sixteen students graduated during the mid-term ceremony Dec. 21 in the Hopi High School auditorium, with approximately 150 family, friends, teachers and staff in attendance.
Holbrook High School congratulates National Honor Society inductees
Holbrook High School congratulates National Honor Society inductees.
‘Rez Golf’ builds community among Navajo
On a late-September morning deep within the Navajo Nation, Larron Badoni practiced his golf swing.
Acclaimed blues musician spends week with Hopi music students
Deanna Bogart, internationally acclaimed blues musician, spent Dec 10-14 at Hopi High School working with music students culminating in a performance with the students in a coffee house setting in the school’s cafeteria.
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- Update: Powerful winter storm hampers travel across much of Arizona; road closures listed
- Navajo Nation declares emergency because of winter weather conditions
- Grand Canyon Tribal land known for waterfalls won't allow tour guides
- Dennehotso market opens after nearly 17 years of strong advocacy
- Tuba City roper Shilah Williams shares journey to Jr. National Finals Rodeo
- KINO Radio, 1230 AM Winslow, talks with Navajo-Hopi Observer
- Guys as gals talent show in Winslow
- Schools announce closures as storm bears down on northern Arizona
- Pathways, only afterschool program for Native American youth in Flagstaff
- Chinle Lady Wildcats, Holbrook Lady Roadrunners advance to state
- ‘The Olympics of bull riding’ has its first All-Native American team
- Update: Powerful winter storm hampers travel across much of Arizona; road closures listed
- Navajo Nation declares emergency because of winter weather conditions
- Tuba City roper Shilah Williams shares journey to Jr. National Finals Rodeo
- Letter to the editor: Retrired federal mine inspector says information environmentalist provide to tribal leadership is wrong
- Grand Canyon Tribal land known for waterfalls won't allow tour guides
- Dennehotso market opens after nearly 17 years of strong advocacy
- New Hopi High teacher says looking at your past is the way forward
- Chinle claws for the 3A Regional North title; Page remains undefeated
- Ex-Navajo Nation president’s daughter faces DUI charges
