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Change of address requests delay hardship funds distribution
More than $16,000 requests for change of address, along with a rise in COVID-19 cases causing shortage of personnel, has delayed processing of Hardship Assistance relief on the Navajo Nation.
Native American woman named director at National Museum of the American Indian
Cynthia Chavez Lamar has been named director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, effective Feb. 14, becoming the first Native woman to be named as a Smithsonian museum director.
Navajo increases ability to do COVID testing, vaccinations
Navajo President Jonathan Nez said the facilities also are working to give out more home testing kits this month while cases are surging.
- Navajo Nation: All government workers must have booster shot
- Hopi Tribe goes into Red Alert as COVID cases rise
- Navajo Nation reports 525 new cases as COVID-19 variant spreads on Navajo Nation
- Star School offers free food boxes to community first Friday of each month
- Navajo Nation leaders attend annual Arizona Indian Nations & Tribes Legislative Day
- Man arrested in Snowflake after six hour standoff with police
- Bashas’ addresses food shortage at Diné Markets on Navajo Reservation
- FAQ: What I need to know about the Navajo Nation Hardship Assistance
- FBI now offering $10,000 for information leading to arrest and conviction of person responsible for murder of Zachariah Juwaun Shorty
- Navajo Nation supports American Beef Labeling Act
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Finding balance: “The Red Hogaan” counters myth versus reality in new film
‘The Red Hogaan,’ may be terrifying and controversial to some, with its focus on Skinwalkers, but it also seeks to impart Navajo teachings that have been misunderstood by non-Navajo people for a long time.
Davina Smith is first Navajo woman to run for Utah Legislature
When Davina Smith mounted her horse Oreo on Thursday afternoon, the sun was shining on the iconic, burnt red buttes of Monument Valley, but the wind chill hovered near freezing.
Navajo Nation Council celebrates inclusion of Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Wilma Mankiller on new quarter
The 24th Navajo Nation Council commends the United States Mint and the American Women Quarters Program for selecting the coin design to include former Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Wilma Mankiller on the United States quarter, which will be in full coin circulation this year.
- Former Navajo president receives lifetime achievement award
- Family of U.S. Army veteran Brian Yazzie receive Navajo and U.S. flags
- Verde Valley Archaeology Center mural shares Hopi practices and teachings
- Artist applications now open for MNA's 2022 Heritage Festival
- 1972 ushered in post-termination era of change for U.S. tribes
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New children's book, 'Herizon' celebrates creativity and bravery
Award-winning author Daniel Vandever's new book, ‘Herizon,’ a wordless, children’s picture book, not only gives voice to the voiceless, it also is helping with reading comprehension through illustration.
Arizona State University students aim to help youth, boost Navajo economy
As a way to provide a source of ecotourism along with outdoor activities for those living on the Navajo Nation, students at Arizona State University are developing a series of mountain biking trails along with ‘pump tracks’ on the reservation.
Diné College works to rebuild rodeo program amid pandemic
Far from the red rocks of Sedona and the bright lights of Phoenix sits a small college in the heart of the Navajo Nation.
- CCC receives five year, $2.1 mil grant to improve Native student success
- Coconino County Board of Supervisors chooses Theresa Hatathlie to fill vacant LD7 seat
- Hopi Emergency Relief Fund transfers relief efforts to Hopi Relief
- Dr. Harold G. Begay appointed Superintendent of Schools
- Navajo elders and first responders receive holiday hams
- New fire and rescue trucks to help serve and protect communities on Navajo Nation
- Navajo Nation celebrates Arizona State University Diné
- Tuba City Elementary sings in the holiday
- Judy Martinez welcomed as general manager at Navajo-Hopi Observer
- Winslow teen receives Boys and Girls Club award for demonstrating safe driving habits
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Window Rock ballers fall to Gallup, Grants in New Year tournament games
When the Gallup High boys basketball team scores more than 60 points in a game, the Bengals usually win.
Part II: Rez ball in Chinle teaches resilience
Roughly 300 miles north of Phoenix, tucked behind the majestic Canyon De Chelly, sits Chinle in the heart of the Navajo Nation. A lone central two-lane highway leads in and out of the town.
Winslow Coach Art Griffith named Baseball Coach of the Year
Winslow Coach Art Griffith was named the 2021-2022 Baseball Coach of the Year presented by the NFHS.
- Window Rock Lady Scouts get past Valley Sanders, 52-44; boys defeat Valley Sanders
- Window Rock boys survive Rehoboth Christian, 42-41
- Klay Tohsonii named 2021 six and under Stetson world dummy roping champion
- Hopi High School sports continue despite COVID-19 impacts
- Tuba City’s Layla Curtis takes championship in youth cross country
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$65M approved to mitigate Winslow flood concerns
U.S. Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) announced Jan. 20, $65.75 million in federal funding had been awarded to complete the Little Colorado River Winslow Levee project.
Champ: Aayden Roland advances to county spelling bee
Winslow Jr. High student Aayden Roland earned first place at the district spelling bee.
Around Winslow: Winslow Arts Council looking for artists
The Winslow Arts Council is curating a call list of artists to host an Arts Festival April 30.
- HGTV expands 'Home Town' franchise, features Winslow as one of its towns
- Clear Creek Cowboys to make Pony Express ride from Winslow to Holbrook
- Report: 2 planes aborted runway at Show Low airport before crash
- Man arrested in Snowflake after six hour standoff with police
- Winslow Library gets special visitors
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Hopi Relief sends message about services as COVID cases surge on Hopi Reservation
Hopi Relief is aware of the rising cases throughout the Hopi reservation and we sincerely apologize for our current inability to respond immediately.
Letter to the editor: Casey Lee: "Biden’s win on infrastructure is a win for Arizona’s Tribal communities"
I was born and raised near Kayenta, Arizona in Navajo Nation, home to around 175,000 people spread across Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.
Letter to the editor: Second Mesa Day School return to vrtual learning because of COVID case increase
Second Mesa Day School moved to virtual learning Jan. 6 through Feb. 4 because of an increased number of students absent because of quarantine, awaiting test results or testing positive.
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US plans more wild horse roundups this year than ever before
The lawsuit says the environmental assessment the bureau approved in May for the Nevada roundup described plans for a series of "phased gathers to remove excess animals" over a 10-year period, not "at once."
A rich history: Tucson’s La Fiesta de los Vaqueros rodeo and parade returns Feb. 19-27
Culture comes alive at La Fiesta de los Vaqueros (Celebration of the Cowboys), held annually in Tucson.
Texas judge blocks Biden’s federal worker vaccine mandate
Biden announced in September that more than 3.5 million federal workers were required to undergo vaccination, with no option to get regularly tested instead, unless they secured approved medical or religious exemptions
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Robert Wick, champion of art, newspapers and community, dies at 86
Robert Wick, who guided Wick Communications for nearly six decades, died Thursday.
Obituary: Thomas Philip Mentzer
Thomas Philip Mentzer, age 64, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021.
Flags flown at half-staff in honor of Diné Korean War veteran Bennie Harvey James
On Nov. 18, the Navajo Nation issued a proclamation, which called for all flags to be flown at half-staff Nov. 19 in honor and remembrance of Diné Korean War veteran Bennie Harvey James.
