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Navajo arts and crafts vendors return after more than a year of no work

Navajo Police continue search for missing elder

Hopi High grads march forward with high hopes and bright ...

Full closure of Coconino and Kaibab National Forests starts June ...

Arizona American Indian Excellence in Leadership names Ethel Branch Woman ...

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NPS prohibits scattering of ashes in Grand Canyon out of respect to tribes

On June 7, Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP) permanently suspended the practice of scattering human remains, or ashes, throughout the park.

Kaibab National Forest closure: What's open and what's closed in Grand Canyon and Tusayan?

Combined Kaibab and Coconino national forests cover approximately 3.5 million acres across northern Arizona along the Colorado Plateau and include Coconino, Yavapai, Gila and Mohave Counties.

Western wildfires force evacuations, shut down recreation on forest

A wildfire in northern Arizona crept closer to the region's largest city June 22, threatening to force people from their homes.

Hopi High School held its graduation ceremony for its 36 graduates June 15 at the football field with Miss Native American Lexie James, a graduate of Hopi High who won state awards for her media work, serving as keynote speaker.

Arizona American Indian Excellence in Leadership names Ethel Branch Woman of the Year

Ethel Branch (Diné) was named Woman of the Year during the 2021 Arizona American Indian Excellence in Leadership Awards after co-founding the Navajo and Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund last March.

Native writers, Louise Erdrich and Natalie Diaz, win Pulitzer Prize for fiction and poetry

Native American writers Louise Erdrich and Natalie Diaz were named winners of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in the categories of fiction and poetry — also included was Marty Two Bulls Sr. who was named a finalist in editorial cartooning June 11.

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Full forest closure for Prescott National Forest June 25

A full forest closure means that the public is prohibited from entering any part of the Prescott National Forest at any time.

Illinois man dies while hiking South Kaibab Trail

William Smith,60, was hiking out of the canyon when the incident occurred.

More than 8,700 wildland firefighters battle 47 large wildfires across the U.S.

U.S. wildfire officials expecting increased fire activity and more demand for firefighters and equipment have raised the national preparedness to level 4 — which is unusual for June.

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Column: Protecting yourself from wildfire smoke

Anyone who can see, taste, or smell smoke should curtail outdoor activity.

Around the Rez: week of June 23

Upcoming news and events on and around the Hopi and Navajo reservations.

Around the Rez: week of June 16

Upcoming news and events on and around the Hopi and Navajo reservations.

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Navajo Pine High School student signs letter of intent to play for Paul Smith College

Jordan Louis, of Crystal, New Mexico, basketball player for Navajo Pine High School, signed a letter of intent to play for Paul Smith’s College in New York June 12 at Navajo Pine High School supported by her father and mother, Shane and Monique Louis, as well as members of her family.