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Hobbs discusses tourism with Nygren, tribes
GRAND CANYON — Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren told tribal leaders that the Navajo Nation is ready to be a leader in tourism.
Around the Rez: Week of Sept. 27
Around the Rez: Week of Sept. 27
IHS Director Roselyn Tso gives update on new COVID-19 vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. The next day the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices approved the vaccines.
- Nygren meets with U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema in Window Rock
- Around the Rez: Week of Sept. 20
- Kayenta Health Center announces opening of new inpatient department and visitation hours
- Court upholds voting rights for Native Americans without physical addresses
- Nygren reveals $55 mil for Diné homeowners
- Nygren signs Navajo Nation Victims Right Act
- Around the Rez: Week of Sept. 13
- Free use firewood collection area opens near Flagstaff
- Law and Order Committee addresses the Diné Marriage Act, Navajo procurement, public safety
- Top prosecutors back compensation for those sickened by US nuclear weapons testing
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Tribal courts across country are expanding holistic alternatives to criminal justice system
The concept of treating people in the criminal justice system holistically is not new in Indian Country, but there are new programs coming on board as well as expanded approaches.
Record number of Indigenous students at NAU this semester
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — As Arizona’s three universities welcomed students back for the school year last month, Northern Arizona University saw the largest number of first-year Arizona resident students in its history, including an influx of first-time Indigenous students.
Museum of Northern Arizona: “Moving from Appropriation to Authenticity”
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Museum of Northern Arizona hosted it’s first in a three-part series on cultural appropriation on Sept. 17, titled, “Moving from Appropriation to Authenticity.”
- Blast from the Past: Pioneer Museum displays reservation life 50 years ago
- Celebration at Rumble on the Mountain
- 75th annual Navajo Nation Fair doesn’t disappoint
- Miss Navajo Nation Pageant honors tradition of sheep butchering contest
- KARMA event allows educators and families to explore culture with engineering
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New Miss Navajo visits Western Agency Chapters
Miss Navajo Nation Amy N. Begaye was introduced to Western Agency Chapters and Council Delegates during the Western Agency Council meeting.
Greyhills STEM students take on NASA and Washington DC
Greyhills Academy High School STEM students visited the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland Sept. 12-16.
President Nygren discusses plans to improve mental health services on Nation
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren met with child welfare agency officials from Utah, New Mexico and Arizona to discuss plans to enhance mental health services for Navajo children and families
- Planning underway for Sumi’nungwa Hopi Festival
- Red Mesa Tapaha Solar Farm to provide power to several Navajo Nation chapters
- An electrifying mutual aid project helping 13,000 on Navajo Nation get power
- Historic christening of “USNS Navajo” Navy ship honors the service of Navajo veterans
- Navajo Transitional Energy wins excellence in reclamation award for Yazzie Wildlife Bluff
- SOLV Energy partners with Red Mesa schools for STEAM lab
- Annual Louis Tewanima foot race returns for for its 50th year Sept. 3 on Hopi reservation
- Navajo Nation Council Delegates promote cultural knowledge at Navajo Head Start Conference
- Keara Lomayestewa is new Miss Hopi
- Navajo Technical University holds second annual trail ride for higher education
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Birdsprings archaeologist to study Old Leupp Boarding School at ASU
TEMPE, Ariz. — With a career focused on Indigenous archaeology, Davina Two Bears is excited to be back in Arizona and researching at Arizona State University.
Taking it in stride: Pinon girls take top spots in Invite
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — “If you’re not puking, you’re moving!” a Flagstaff High School staff member shouted at racers to keep the line moving at the finish line of the 2023 Four Corners Invitational at Buffalo Park Sept. 16.
Show Low Cougars get early season win against Snowflake
The Snowflake Lobos soccer team hosted the Show Low Cougars Aug. 25.
- Holbrook Cross Country takes title at Rick Baker Invite
- Hopi High School Bruins travel to Ash Fork for volleyball invitational
- Monument Valley grad pursues medical career through NPC
- Red Mesa Lady Redskins fall to Pinon in first game of fall season
- Hopi Bruins football 1-1 after Greyhills, Scottsdale Prep games
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Winslow Bulldogs volleyball defeats Blue Ridge Yellowjackets
Winslow volleyball hosted conference rival Blue Ridge Yellowjackets Sept. 21.
Standin’ on the Corner festival returns to Winslow this weekend
WINSLOW, Ariz. — The Standin' on the Corner Festival returns to Winslow for its 24th seadon Sept. 29-30.
Around Winslow: Week of Sept. 27
Around Winslow: Week of Sept. 27
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Guest column: What is the Interior doing for Indian Country?
During a recent visit to the Hopi Tribe in Arizona, I announced a $6.6 million investment that will replace the water distribution system at Keams Canyon. For generations, Hopi people have been exposed to groundwater that contains unsafe levels of arsenic – a hazard we are finally addressing.
Guest Column: “Oppenheimer” erases history of nuclear waste caused to Navajo Nation
Hollywood may be gleeful about the long lines to see Oppenheimer, but Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren still thinks Hollywood comes short on reporting on the devastation uranium mining and nuclear testing caused to the country’s largest Indian reservation.
Letter to the Editor: “Land Back” more complex than article states
Letter to the Editor
- Guest column: Designation of Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni national monument will protect Indigenous cultural uses
- Letter to the Editor: Please take the time to build quality homes
- Guest column: What a difference a week makes
- Around the Rez: Week of June 28
- Letter to the Editor: Not all recovery centers are bad
- Guest column: Navajo Nation needs regenerative energy path
- Guest column: Don’t miss Marie Nez’s unique handspun rugs
- Guest column: Nygren and Curley praise ICWA decision
- Guest column: Proposed monument a transformative opportunity
- Guest column: We need more Native American representation in oral health care
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Gov. Hobbs vows to keep Grand Canyon open if government shuts down
WASHINGTON — Working furiously to take control of a House in disarray, allies of Speaker Kevin McCarthy implored their Republican colleagues Sept. 23 to drop their hardline tactics and work together to approve a conservative spending plan to prevent a federal shutdown.
Biden deal with tribes promises $200M for Columbia River salmon reintroduction
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Biden administration has pledged over $200 million toward reintroducing salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin in an agreement with tribes that includes a stay on litigation for 20 years.
Hundreds left homeless after Tucson recovery center closed
TUCSON — A huge addiction recovery community in Tucson, Ariz., shuttered suddenly this week, leaving more than 200 people homeless as Arizona investigates widespread Medicaid fraud largely affecting Native Americans, authorities said Sept. 21.
- Tribal water infrastructure needs more than a one-time fix
- Former President Jonathan Nez reports to U.S. Dietary committee on traditional Navajo diets
- Arizona Senate to sue Biden over creation of Grand Canyon monument
- Man sentenced to prison for selling fake Native artwork
- Wick Communications to acquire Flagstaff’s Arizona Daily Sun from Lee Enterprises
- New national monument designation doesn’t stop Pinyon Mine
- National Park Service awards over $603,000 to American Indian Tribes, Alaskan Natives
- Report: Forests managed by tribes need $100 million increase in federal funds
- Top prosecutors back compensation for those sickened by US nuclear weapons testing
- Interior Dept. selects new water and science deputy to focus on drought resilience
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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
