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RezTok: Indigenous storytellers find stronger voice on popular digital platform

Arizona declares new state holiday to honor Navajo Code Talkers

Winslow High softball and baseball teams take off with start ...

Around the Rez: week of April 7

Group steps up to get supplies to Navajo veterans during ...

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Grand Canyon east entrance to reopen April 8

GRAND CANYON, Ariz. - Visitors traveling to Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim will now be able to enter the park through the east entrance at Desert View.

O'Halleran introduces the 'New Promise Act'

Help may be in the works for the Hopi and Navajo tribes and other communities impacted by the closure of the Navajo Generating Station (NGS).

Haaland creates new unit to pursue justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

On April 1, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the formation of a new Missing & Murdered Unit (MMU) within the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services (BIA-OJS) to provide leadership and direction for cross-departmental and interagency work involving missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives.

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RezTok: Indigenous storytellers find stronger voice on popular digital platform

Native people across Turtle Island — an Indigenous name for North America — log onto the video-sharing app for different reasons, but they stay for the community, the culture and to fulfill their sacred duty.

Group steps up to get supplies to Navajo veterans during pandemic

It started with chain saws and a will to serve.

CCC healthcare programs in Page get a boost

A Certified Nursing Assistant student needs important books and tools like a stethoscope and a blood-pressure kit. An Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) student needs vital CPR training as well as books and tools.

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Wildfire's growth halted; evacuation notice remains in place for Dudleyville

DUDLEYVILLE Ariz. (AP) — A small community in south-central Arizona remained under an evacuation notice Friday after crews and air tankers stopped the growth of a wildfire that burned at least 12 homes, officials said.

More than 5,000 people go to illegal party in Arizona forest

PHOENIX (AP) — More than 5,000 people gathered last weekend in the Tonto National Forest northeast of Phoenix for an illegal party that was broken up by U.S. Forest Service personnel, according to authorities.

Arizona declares new state holiday to honor Navajo Code Talkers

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona has a new state holiday.

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Around the Rez: week of April 7

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

Easter greetings from the Navajo Nation President

On behalf of the President and Vice President's Office, we extend a greeting to you and your family.

Hopi Substance Abuse Prevention offers 72-hour alcohol free weekend challenge April 2-4

For many social drinkers, abstaining from alcohol might seem unnecessary. However, if you’re not addicted to alcohol, why is it important for you to go without it for a weekend?

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Winslow High softball and baseball teams take off with start of new season

Winslow High School Bulldogs varsity baseball team beat the Snowflake Lobos April 2, 5-4.

Hopi High cancels spring sport season

While much of the state begins to ease restrictions implemented because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hopi Jr/Sr High School has decided to cancel its spring sports season.