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Forest Services recognizes tribal monitors during Native American Heritage Month
The organization is helping to spread the word about recreating responsibly around areas of cultural significance to native people.
NABI honored by Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury for 20-year history
The Native American Basketball Invitational (NABI) was honored during the Phoenix Suns game Nov. 22.
Buttigieg gets an earful about tribal roads during trip to Southwest
Feds aren’t meeting their obligations to Indigenous communities, leaders say, and instead put up roadblocks to building and
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Paulina Alexis says 'Reservation Dogs' represents Indigenous people in a truthful way
“I pretty much am Willie Jack,” said Alexis, who figures about 70 percent of her lines are improvised. “It felt like it was meant to be with Willie Jack.”
'Rock your mocs' day at Washington Elementary School
'Rock your mocs' day at Washington Elementary School
Hard work rewarded: Jefferson Elementary teachers earn APS grants
Mrs. Fulton and Ms. Osuna recently won APS Supply My Classroom $500 awards.
- CCC opens Native American Success Center at Flagstaff Lone Tree campus
- NAU to provide full tuition to members of Arizona’s tribes
- Puercosuchus traverorum: Petrified Forest fossil resembles modern Komodo dragons
- White House Tribal Youth Summit brings together questions, ideas, solutions
- Seven Native American women to sit on Arizona bench after General Election
- Jihan Gearon shifts her focus to creating art, opens new exhibit Nov. 4 at Historic Ice House in downtown Flagstaff
- Thousands of Native students attend Albuquerque schools. Most will never have a Native teacher.
- A ‘howlin’ good time at Tuba City Regional Health Care Corp.
- Community of Kayenta hosts Halloween events Oct. 27
- Wings Elite Program aims to develop world-class Native American runners
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Grand Canyon’s Indian Garden to be called Havasupai Garden
For years, the Indian Garden name assigned to a popular Grand Canyon campground has been a painful reminder for a Native American tribe that was displaced by the national park.
Supreme Court Justices seem to favor most of Native child welfare law
The justices heard more than three hours of arguments in a broad challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act, enacted in 1978 to address concerns that Native children were being separated from their families and, too frequently, placed in non-Native Homes.
Veterans housing program continues
New veterans housing goes up on the Navajo Nation.
- Diné Skate Garden Project celebrates grand opening, transformative space for Indigenous community
- Navajo Technical University receives $4 mil for environmental lab
- Comb Ridge project provides electricity and broadband to 25 members of Comb Ridge- El Capitan community
- Dilkon Chapter awarded $33 mil to address broadband needs
- Diné designer Jaden Redhair creates coyote-inspired design for new “Tó éíá” (Water is Life") bottle
- Hopi tribal liaison Holly Figueroa receives Community Health Champion award
- Walking with Dinétah promotes cultural resilience and healing in Kayenta Sept. 17-18
- Motivational speaker Chance Lee Rush shares stories at THS
- Tse’Yaato’ High School in Page awarded 2022 School of Distinction
- Nazlini community celebrates groundbreaking for Nazlini Senior Center
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Holbrook High School places third in Division III State meet; Greyhills runner gets personal best
Holbrook boys cross country team placed 3rd at the Division III state meet Nov. 12,
Hayley Burns wins NJCAA title, leads CCC girls cross county to fourth place finish
Hayley Burns wins NJCAA title, leads CCC girls cross county to fourth place finish
NABI honored by Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury for 20-year history
The Native American Basketball Invitational (NABI) was honored during the Phoenix Suns game Nov. 22.
- Bulldogs volleyball ends season at State first round
- Holbrook High School Roadrunners end season at state second round
- Hopi High ends gridiron season with Holbrook loss
- St. Michaels' "Killer Kat" Lincoln: "I will never forget where I came from and who was behind me"
- Tuba City High School brings home homecoming win Oct.14
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'Rock your mocs' day at Washington Elementary School
'Rock your mocs' day at Washington Elementary School
Just in time for Thanksgiving
Walther Farms donated bags of potatoes to the Winslow community Nov. 22.
Around Winslow: Week of Nov. 30
Holidays are here
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Guest column: Immunizing is imperative in protecting ourselves
Our vigilance in immunizing is imperative in protecting ourselves against COVID, RSV and the flu during the upcoming winter holiday season.
Letter: Goodbye to the communities who trusted me with their stories
After nine years, Veterans Day was my last day at the Navajo-Hopi Observer.
Letter: Voters give the gift of healing with extension of Jail District tax
In this season of giving, I want to thank the voters of Coconino County for making possible a powerful gift of healing to our communities and our county.
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Paulina Alexis says 'Reservation Dogs' represents Indigenous people in a truthful way
“I pretty much am Willie Jack,” said Alexis, who figures about 70 percent of her lines are improvised. “It felt like it was meant to be with Willie Jack.”
Buttigieg gets an earful about tribal roads during trip to Southwest
Feds aren’t meeting their obligations to Indigenous communities, leaders say, and instead put up roadblocks to building and
Flagstaff Shelter Services receives $2.5 mil from Jeff Bezos foundation
“What excites me most is what it means for the future of the hundreds of families this will serve.”
- Grand Canyon’s Indian Garden to be called Havasupai Garden
- County to appoint justice of peace in Page
- Center of Southwest Studies receives award for PIVOT: Skateboard Deck Art exhibit
- US outlines effects of withdrawing land surrounding Chaco Cultural Park from oil drilling
- Feds want ability to cut back on Colorado River reservoir releases over next two years
- White House Tribal Youth Summit brings together questions, ideas, solutions
- Defeated O’Halleran reflects on election
- Grand Canyon Caverns visitors rescued with ropes, harnesses
- Ute Indian Tribe criticizes Biden monument on ancestral land
- ‘Good Samaritan’ bill aims to allow cleanup of abandoned, leaking mines
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Obituary: Donald Ray Petranovich
Donald will be greatly missed by his family and friends, and all the players and relationships he developed over the years.
Navajo Nation honors the life of community leader Dorothy Bitsilly
Former Tohatchi Red Willow Farm Board president and beloved community leader Dorothy Bitsilly, passed away Feb. 23 at the age of 93.
Obituary: Ralph "Sam" Connor Jr.
Ralph “Sam” Conner Jr., age 86, passed peacefully at home in Winslow Arizona on January 21, 2022
