News for Tuesday, February 14, 2017

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Dancers display their beauty, athleticism and artistry at the 27 annual World Champion Hoop Dance Contest Feb. 11-12 at Heard Museum in Phoenix.

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Continuing indigenous Native language loss is well documented not only globally but within our very own backyard, the United States.

February 14, 2017
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On Feb. 7, the U.S. Senate, in a historic vote in which Vice President Pence cast the tie-breaking vote (51-50), confirmed Betsy DeVos as secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.

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Parents and caregivers are the first defense in helping prevent tooth decay in Arizona’s youngest children.

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Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major, is the brightest star in Earth’s night sky, and is about twice as bright as Canopus, the next brightest star.

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The Winslow Bulldogs basketball teams beat Show Low Feb. 3 and the Lady Bulldogs won against Snowflake Feb. 9 .

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Retired anthropologist Miles Gilbert addressed the Winslow Homolovi Archaeology meeting held at the Winslow Visitor Center Feb. 8 with a comprehensive review of the 1881 Apache uprising at Cibecue Creek.

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Sophia Katherine-Ray Honahni, 17, a senior at Tuba City High School recently won the All-American First Team Volleyball Award and a $1,500 academic scholarship given to athletes not just for their sport skills, but for their commitment and service history.

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The Winslow High School basketball teams both defeated opponents from Payson in Winslow Jan. 27.

By Navajo-Hopi Observer February 14, 2017
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The Holbrook Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) traveled to the Region 2 conference held at Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus in Mesa, Arizona.

By Navajo-Hopi Observer February 14, 2017
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The Hopi Opportunity Youth Initiative (HOYI), an arm of the Hopi Foundation, has formed a partnership with Hopi High School’s AVID program to show support for students.

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First Navajo Veteran Service Officers certified, now filing claims for veterans
Navajo Veterans Act allows new department to offer services, represent veteran issues on Nation

Four Navajo Agency Veteran Service Officers were trained and certified to submit claims and represent veterans in cases of appeal through the Arizona Department of Veteran Services, a first for a Native American Nation.

By Navajo-Hopi Observer February 14, 2017
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Update: NGS owners say plant will close in 2019
Closing date hinges on agreement with Navajo Nation on reclamation of site

Update: Navajo Generating Station to close in 2019, plant owners say. Look for updates in next week's NHO.

By Joseph Guzman, Cronkite News February 14, 2017
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On Feb. 5, Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye used the line-item veto authority to deny approximately $242,000 in supplemental funding intended to help the Navajo people by providing emergency response services because of recent winter storms.

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Multiple federal agencies were unable to provide disaster relief to the Navajo Nation after the 2015 Gold King Mine disaster that spilled 3 million gallons of toxins into the Animas River, the tribe’s president told a Senate panel Feb. 8.

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit, Cronkite News February 14, 2017
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Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye and Vice President Jonathan Nez have appointed Pearline Kirk as the controller for the Navajo Nation.

By Navajo-Hopi Observer February 14, 2017