In this undated photo provided by National Archives, some students at the former Genoa Indian Industrial School in Genoa, Nebraska line up outside the school. Researchers are now trying to locate the bodies of more than 80 Native American children buried near the school in central Nebraska. For decades, the location of the student cemetery has been a mystery, lost over time after the school closed in 1931 and memories faded of the once-busy campus that sprawled over 640 acres in the tiny community of Genoa. (National Archives via AP)
Teddybear Chollas are seen within the proposed Avi Kwa Ame National Monument on Friday, Feb. 12, 2022, near Searchlight, Nev. President Joe Biden told a gathering of tribal leaders in Washington on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, that he intends to designate an area considered sacred by area Native Americans in southern Nevada as a new national monument. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)
By: L.E. Baskow
Carl Gorman in dress blues c. 1945 (Photo/ William Dean Wilson Collection, Carl Gorman family collection, Center for Southwest Research UNM)
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By: Josue Barrios
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By: Josue Barrios
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By: Josue Barrios
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By: Josue Barrios
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By: Josue Barrios
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By: Josue Barrios
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By: Josue Barrios
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By: Josue Barrios
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By: Josue Barrios
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By: Josue Barrios
Fannie Lowe Atcitty (Photo/Navajo Nation Council)
Flagstaff High School Boys Cross Country (Photo/FUSD)
Flagstaff High School Girls Cross Country (Photo/FUSD)
Pfc. Carl Gorman at an observation post overlooking Saipan, 1944. (Photo/U.S. Marine Corps, National Archives)
The Flagstaff High School Eagles girls basketball team recognized Native American Heritage Month by wearing traditional clothing in November. (Photo/Flagstaff High School)
Lionel R. Bordeaux. (Photo courtesy of Native News Online)
Valerie Tsosie (Photo/Wade Adakai)
Valerie Tsosie (Photo/Wade Adakai)
Navajo Nation Council Delegates Amber Kanazbah Crotty and Nathaniel Brown walk to support missing relatives and surviving families in Kayenta, Arizona May 5. (Photo/NN Council)
Kiara Weathersby, Nicole Pablo and another woman at the Gold Axe ceremony. (Photo/NAU)
Nicole Pablo graduates from NAU in December. (Photo/NAU)
Nicole Pablo graduates from NAU in December. (Photo/NAU)
Nicole Pablo was inspired to enter the medical field by her grandmother, who was physician assistant. (Photos/NAU)
Former Speaker LoRenzo Bates speaking in support of the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act on Capitol Hill on July 6, 2016. (Photo/NN Council)
SR-67 (Photo/NPS)
William Dean Wilson (AKA Dene Bill Yazzie - WWII) (Photo/ William Dean Wilson Collection, Carl Gorman family collection, Center for Southwest Research UNM)
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Dave Williams, Nebraska’s state archeologist, talks about the search for over 80 Native American children buried at the former Genoa Indian Industrial School, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, in Genoa, Neb. For decades the location of the student cemetery has been a mystery, lost over time after the school closed in 1931 and memories faded of the once-busy campus that sprawled over 640 acres in the tiny community of Genoa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
By: Charlie Neibergall
In this undated photo provided by National Archives, fourth grade students sit in a classroom at the former Genoa Indian Industrial School in Genoa, Nebraska. Researchers are now trying to locate the bodies of more than 80 Native American children buried near the school in central Nebraska. For decades, the location of the student cemetery has been a mystery, lost over time after the school closed in 1931 and memories faded of the once-busy campus that sprawled over 640 acres in the tiny community of Genoa. (National Archives via AP)
Dave Williams, Nebraska’s state archeologist, talks about the search for over 80 Native American children buried at the former Genoa Indian Industrial School, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, in Genoa, Neb. For decades the location of the student cemetery has been a mystery, lost over time after the school closed in 1931 and memories faded of the once-busy campus that sprawled over 640 acres in the tiny community of Genoa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
By: Charlie Neibergall
Founder Valerie Tsosie created the So’ Tsoh Foundation to support caregivers on the Navajo Nation. (Photo/Wade Adakai)
A member of a team affiliated with the National Park Service uses ground-penetrating radar in hopes of detecting what is beneath the soil while searching for over 80 Native American children buried at the former Genoa Indian Industrial School, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, in Genoa, Neb. For decades the location of the student cemetery has been a mystery, lost over time after the school closed in 1931 and memories faded of the once-busy campus that sprawled over 640 acres in the tiny community of Genoa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
By: Charlie Neibergall
Audience members listen as President Joe Biden speaks at the White House Tribal Nations Summit at the Department of the Interior in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
By: Patrick Semansky
Three girls embrace before they are removed from the home of Samuel Bateman, following his arrest in Colorado City, Ariz., on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Federal documents released Friday, Dec. 2 show that Bateman, the leader of a small polygamous group near the Arizona-Utah border, had taken at least 20 wives, most of whom were minors, and punished followers who did not treat him as a prophet. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, File)
By: Trent Nelson
Rendering of what the YMCA of Yavapai County in Prescott Valley would look like once its complete. (Debra Winters/Courier)
This undated photo provided by the Coconino County Sheriff's Office shows Samuel Bateman, who faces state child abuse charges, and federal charges of tampering with evidence. Bateman is the leader of a small polygamous group near the Arizona-Utah border. (Coconino County Sheriff's Department via AP)
Family and followers of Samuel Bateman gather around as he calls from police custody following his arrest in Colorado City, Ariz., on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. Federal documents released Friday, Dec. 2 show that Bateman, the leader of a small polygamous group near the Arizona-Utah border, had taken at least 20 wives, most of whom were minors, and punished followers who did not treat him as a prophet. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
By: Trent Nelson
Emma Curtright, the first Monument Valley High School student to be selected for the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Flight Academy Program. (Photos/MVHS)
Warrio Kailer Reid was selected to the All-Tournament team. (Photos/Tuba City Warriors FB)
The Tuba City Lady Warriors captured the title in the Silver bracket of the 2022 Pepsi Holiday Tournament in Flagstaff Dec. 8-10. (Photos/Tuba City Warriors FB)
Emma Curtright, the first Monument Valley High School student to be selected for the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Flight Academy Program. (Photos/MVHS)
K-9 Zolton in an drug bust earlier this year. (Photos/Navajo County)
The Monument Valley Lady Mustangs placed second at the Lake Powell Holiday Classic Girls Tournament Dec. 8. The Kirkland Central Broncos took the title at the tournament. Kayenta Middle School is the 2022 NAIC Volleyball Champion. (Photo/Monument Valley Mustangs Athletics)
The Monument Valley Lady Mustangs placed second at the Lake Powell Holiday Classic Girls Tournament Dec. 8. The Kirkland Central Broncos took the title at the tournament. Kayenta Middle School is the 2022 NAIC Volleyball Champion. (Photo/Monument Valley Mustangs Athletics)
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Relief Fund Founder and Executive Director Ethel Branch represented the organization at the White House Summit on COVID-19 Equity. Branch presented a poster that detailed the conditions, methods, services delivered, and lessons learned based on the organization’s delivery of direct relief to Navajo and Hopi communities during the pandemic. (Photos/TYee Ha’ólníi Doo)
Relief Fund Founder and Executive Director Ethel Branch represented the organization at the White House Summit on COVID-19 Equity. Branch presented a poster that detailed the conditions, methods, services delivered, and lessons learned based on the organization’s delivery of direct relief to Navajo and Hopi communities during the pandemic. (Photos/TYee Ha’ólníi Doo)
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Emma Curtright, the first Monument Valley High School student to be selected for the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Flight Academy Program. (Photos/MVHS)
Emma Curtright has been selected to the Air Force Junior Reservce Officer Training Corps Flight Academy. (Photo/Monument Valley High School)
Clark Tenakhongva, 65, places traditional Hopi Red Corn in a basket while harvesting corn on his field between First Mesa and Second Mesa on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona, on September 28, 2022. Tenakhongva uses the traditional method of “Dry Farming” to grow the corn where he does not irrigate his field. All the water comes in the form of snowmelt and rain directly on the field. The traditional Hopi practice of Dry Farming is becoming more challenging after more than two decades of drought in the Southwestern United States. Hopi corn seeds have evolved over centuries to be very tolerant of dry growing conditions. Despite the seeds, Tenakhongva has had numerous years in the last two decades with virtually no corn harvest because of the exceptionally dry conditions. (Photo by David Wallace)
Clark Tenakhongva, 65, places the most choice pieces of traditional Hopi Corn on the passenger seat of his pick-up truck while harvesting corn on his field between First Mesa and Second Mesa on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona, on September 28, 2022. Tenakhongva uses the traditional method of “Dry Farming” to grow the corn where he does not irrigate his field. All the water comes in the form of snowmelt and rain directly on the field. The traditional Hopi practice of Dry Farming is becoming more challenging after more than two decades of drought in the Southwestern United States. Hopi corn seeds have evolved over centuries to be very tolerant of dry growing conditions. Despite the seeds, Tenakhongva has had numerous years in the last two decades with virtually no corn harvest because of the exceptionally dry conditions. (Photo by David Wallace)
Ann Tenakhongva, 62, and her husband, Clark Tenakhongva, 65, sort traditional Hopi Corn at their home on First Mesa on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona on September 28, 2022. The corn comes from the families’ field in the valley between First Mesa and Second Mesa, which Clark had just harvested. The corn is organized on racks to dry out and then stored in cans and bins for years to come. Much of the corn is ground up for food and ceremonial purposes. Corn is an integral part of Hopi culture and spirituality. (Photo by David Wallace)
Clark Tenakhongva, 65, holds traditional Zuni Gold Beans and Cow Beans that he just harvested at the field at his home in First Mesa on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona, on September 28, 2022. Tenakhongva uses the traditional method of “Dry Farming” to grow the beans where he does not irrigate his field. All the water comes in the form of snowmelt and rain directly on the field. The traditional Hopi practice of Dry Farming is becoming more challenging after more than two decades of drought in the Southwestern United States. (Photo by David Wallace)
Agriculture in the valley of Moenkopi Wash on the Hopi Reservation is seen on October 19, 2022. This valley is one of the few places on the Hopi Reservation where farm fields can receive irrigation, provided by a series of canal ditches and pipes from Pasture Canyon Reservoir just a few miles away. Farmers in other areas of Hopi rely on dry farming where they do not irrigate, relying on snowmelt and rain directly on their crops. (Photo by David Wallace)
Hopi farmer Brian Monongye, 36, center, smells an ear of Hopi corn on his farm field in the valley of Moenkopi Wash, as fellow Hopi farmer, Brandon Nasafotie, 32, looks on, on the Hopi Reservation on October 19, 2022. This valley is one of the few places on the Hopi Reservation where farm fields can receive irrigation, provided by a series of canal ditches and pipes from Pasture Canyon Reservoir just a few miles away. They can only receive this irrigation for a few months or less depending on the amount of water in the reservoir. Farmers in other areas of Hopi rely on dry farming where they do not irrigate, relying on snowmelt and rain directly on their crops. Even farmers like Monongye who uses the reservoir to irrigate says drought has been impacting his ability to get good harvests of beans and corn, an integral part of Hopi culture and religion. (Photo by David Wallace)
Hopi farmers, Brandon Nasafotie, 32, center right, and Brian Monongye, 36, left, harvest beans in Monongye’s field in the valley of Moenkopi Wash on the Hopi Reservation on October 19, 2022. This valley is one of the few places on the Hopi Reservation where farm fields can receive irrigation, provided by a series of canal ditches and pipes from Pasture Canyon Reservoir just a few miles away. They can only receive this irrigation for a few months or less depending on the amount of water in the reservoir. Farmers in other areas of Hopi rely on dry farming where they do not irrigate, relying on snowmelt and rain directly on their crops. Even farmers like Monongye who uses the reservoir to irrigate says drought has been impacting his ability to get good harvests of beans and corn, an integral part of Hopi culture and religion. (Photo by David Wallace)
Hopi farmer, Brandon Nasafotie, 32, center, laughs while conversing with relatives, clan relatives, and community members, helping Hopi farmer, Brian Monongye, background center, sort beans that Monongye and Nasafotie just harvested from Monongye’s farm field in Moenkopi, at his home in Moenkopi on the Hopi Reservation on October 19, 2022. After helping sort the beans they are able to bring bags of the beans home. (Photo by David Wallace)
Vangie Honyumptewa of Moenkopi, sort beans just harvested from Hopi farmer, Brian Monongye in Moenkopi on the Hopi Reservation on October 19, 2022. After helping sort the beans Honyumptewa was able to bring bags of the beans home. (Photo by David Wallace)
Clark Tenakhongva, 65, sprinkles ground up corn during a sunrise prayer at his corn field, before he begins harvesting for the day, in the valley between First Mesa and Second Mesa on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona on September 28, 2022. Tenakhongva uses the ground up corn referred to in Hopi as “Homa” from a previous years’ harvest as part of the daily prayer. Corn is an integral part of Hopi culture and spirituality. (Photo by David Wallace)
