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Harassment investigation clears Navajo president and stokes new wave of political upheaval
1 week ago

Harassment investigation clears Navajo president and stokes new wave of political upheaval

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — Political turmoil erupted within one of the largest Native American tribes in the U.S. as the attorney general for the Navajo Nation announced that an investigation had cleared the tribal president of sexual harassment allegations by the vice president. The tribe has been mired in political upheaval since April, when Navajo Vice President Richelle Montoya publicly …

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Republican US Rep. Eli Crane wins second term in vast Arizona congressional district
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Republican US Rep. Eli Crane wins second term in vast Arizona congressional district

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Republican U.S. Rep. Eli Crane won reelection in a Republican-leaning congressional district covering vast swaths of rural Arizona. Crane faced a spirited challenge from Democrat Jonathan Nez, the former Navajo Nation president, in the 2nd District race. The 6th Congressional District race pits Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani against Democrat Kirsten Engel, whom he narrowly beat two years ago. …

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AP PHOTOS: Emptiness sculpts everything from daily life to politics on Arizona's Navajo Nation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

AP PHOTOS: Emptiness sculpts everything from daily life to politics on Arizona's Navajo Nation

The Independent  

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Navajo Nation Takes a Step Towards Electrification with Powerline Installation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Navajo Nation Takes a Step Towards Electrification with Powerline Installation

Associated Press  

After a five-year wait, several Navajo families on the vast reservation will soon have access to electricity thanks to a push from the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority. The project, called Light Up Navajo, has successfully connected 170 homes to the grid, with the remaining 10,400 homes expected to be connected within 26 years with federal funding. The project highlights the …

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Navajo Nation charges 2 tribal members with illegally growing marijuana as part of complex case
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Navajo Nation charges 2 tribal members with illegally growing marijuana as part of complex case

Associated Press  

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Authorities on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. have charged two tribal members with illegally growing marijuana on the Navajo Nation, marking just the latest development in a years-long case that also has involved allegations of forced labor. Tribal prosecutors announced the charges Thursday, claiming that Navajo businessman Dineh Benally and farmer Farley BlueEyes …

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New Mexico regulators revoke the licenses of 2 marijuana grow operations and levies $2M in fines
11 months, 3 weeks ago

New Mexico regulators revoke the licenses of 2 marijuana grow operations and levies $2M in fines

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico marijuana regulators on Tuesday revoked the licenses of two growing operations in a rural county for numerous violations and have levied a $1 million fine against each business. One of the businesses — Native American Agricultural Development Co. — is connected to a Navajo businessman whose cannabis farming operations in northwestern New Mexico were raided …

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‘My heart was always just with the sheep.’ One Navajo’s push to keep tradition vibrant
1 year, 1 month ago

‘My heart was always just with the sheep.’ One Navajo’s push to keep tradition vibrant

Associated Press  

GANADO, Ariz. — Growing up in Ganado, a small town in Navajo Nation in eastern Arizona, Nikyle Begay always wanted to visit their grandmother’s sheep. Nikyle Begay shears a sheep Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, on the Navajo Nation in Ganado, Ariz. Begay’s family used to have around 150 head, but that isn’t possible now. Nikyle Begay teaches a weaving class …

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Navajo sheep herding at risk from climate change. Some young people push to maintain the tradition
1 year, 1 month ago

Navajo sheep herding at risk from climate change. Some young people push to maintain the tradition

Associated Press  

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Whenever Amy Begaye’s extended family butchered a sheep, she was given what she considered easy tasks — holding the legs and catching the blood with a bowl. Jay Begay, left, and his mother Helen butcher a sheep at their home Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, in the community of Rocky Ridge, Ariz., on the Navajo Nation. Jay …

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The boyfriend of a Navajo woman has been convicted of fatally shooting her in emblematic case
1 year, 2 months ago

The boyfriend of a Navajo woman has been convicted of fatally shooting her in emblematic case

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The boyfriend of a Navajo woman whose case became emblematic of an international movement launched to draw attention to an epidemic of missing and slain Indigenous women has been convicted of first-degree murder in her death. It’s so unusual for these cases to get to trial, and then to get convictions.” The Albuquerque-based attorney said she was especially …

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Bill Richardson, a former governor and UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies
1 year, 3 months ago

Bill Richardson, a former governor and UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and an American ambassador to the United Nations who dedicated his post-political career to working to secure the release of Americans detained by foreign adversaries, has died. “So is the profound gratitude that countless families feel today for the former governor who helped reunite them with their loved ones.” …

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Biden will tout long-sought Grand Canyon monument designation during Arizona visit
1 year, 4 months ago

Biden will tout long-sought Grand Canyon monument designation during Arizona visit

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — President Joe Biden will announce a new national monument to preserve land around Grand Canyon National Park and limit it from mining, White House officials said Monday. White House climate adviser Ali Zaidi confirmed during a press gaggle aboard Air Force One that Biden will call for the designation during his visit to northern Arizona on Tuesday, making …

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Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation on Thursday in a dispute involving water from the drought-stricken Colorado River. In 2003 the tribe sued the federal government, arguing it had failed to consider or protect the Navajo Nation’s water rights to the lower portion of the Colorado River. The Navajo have waited patiently for someone, anyone, to …

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Supreme Court seems split in Navajo Nation water rights case
1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court seems split in Navajo Nation water rights case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed split Monday as it weighed a dispute involving the federal government and the Navajo Nation’s quest for water from the drought-stricken Colorado River. Justice Brett Kavanaugh also asked about the potential consequences of siding with the Navajo Nation, pointing to a brief that said more water for the tribe would necessarily mean less water …

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High court to hear water dispute between Navajo, government
2 years, 1 month ago

High court to hear water dispute between Navajo, government

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says it will hear a water dispute involving the U.S. government and the Navajo Nation. The high court said Friday it would review a lower court ruling in favor of the Navajo Nation, which spans parts of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. The case dates back to 2003, when the tribe sued, alleging that the …

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Navajos narrow list of 15 presidential hopefuls in primary
2 years, 4 months ago

Navajos narrow list of 15 presidential hopefuls in primary

Associated Press  

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Natalia Sells has a list of qualities she wants to see in the next Navajo Nation president: Approachable. The field includes incumbent Jonathan Nez, former Navajo Vice President Frank Dayish Jr., former tribal Attorney General Ethel Branch, attorney Justin Jones, and Buu Van Nygren, the vice presidential candidate from 2018. I think it’s going to be an …

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Pressure mounts for language services at New Mexico agencies
2 years, 9 months ago

Pressure mounts for language services at New Mexico agencies

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico welfare agencies are coming under new pressure from a federal judge and state lawmakers to expand translation and oral interpretation services to minority households that don’t speak English or Spanish. Advocacy groups for immigrants and Indigenous populations also are highlighting a federal court order to expand language services under the state Human Services Department. …

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Navajo Nation sues New Mexico county over redistricting map
2 years, 10 months ago

Navajo Nation sues New Mexico county over redistricting map

Associated Press  

FARMINGTON, N.M. — The Navajo Nation is suing San Juan County over a recently adopted map that will determine political boundaries for the northwestern New Mexico county through 2030. The tribal government, its human rights commission and five tribal members claim that the five-member county commission violated the Voting Rights Act by approving a map that packs Native American voters …

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Tribes welcome infusion of money in infrastructure bill
3 years, 1 month ago

Tribes welcome infusion of money in infrastructure bill

Associated Press  

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Tribes welcomed an infusion of money in the massive infrastructure bill to expand broadband coverage, fix roads and address water and sanitation needs, but they say real change will come only with sustained investment. “In these and several other tribal communities, sanitation and clean water systems would never be built because the annual appropriations were insufficient to …

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Iconic Clint Eastwood Western Gets Dubbed In Navajo
3 years, 1 month ago

Iconic Clint Eastwood Western Gets Dubbed In Navajo

Huff Post  

Clint Eastwood via Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Manuelito Wheeler isn’t sure exactly why Navajo elders admire Western films. Whatever the reason, Navajo elders have been asking Wheeler to dub a Western in the Navajo language ever since “Star Wars IV: A New Hope” was translated into Navajo and released in 2013. “Béeso Dah Yiníłjaa’” or “A Fistful of Dollars,” …

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Page school district superintendent rescinds resignation
3 years, 1 month ago

Page school district superintendent rescinds resignation

Associated Press  

PAGE, Ariz. — The superintendent of the Page Unified School District who resigned after allegedly making a racist remark at a school board meeting now intends to stay on the job. Phoenix TV station CBS 5 reported that parents in the far northern Arizona school district that borders the Navajo Nation allege Wallen called Indigenous students “brown kids” in a …

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Human rights panel to hear Navajo uranium contamination case
3 years, 2 months ago

Human rights panel to hear Navajo uranium contamination case

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A group representing Navajo communities is presenting its case to an international human rights body, saying U.S. regulators violated the rights of tribal members when they cleared the way for uranium mining in western New Mexico. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights based in Washington, D.C., decided earlier this year that the petition filed a decade ago …

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Brutal benchmark: Arizona passes 1 million COVID-19 cases
3 years, 3 months ago

Brutal benchmark: Arizona passes 1 million COVID-19 cases

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona surpassed 1 million COVID-19 cases Friday, becoming the 13th state to reach the grim milestone while contending with yet another major spike in infections. Arizona’s first death was reported on March 20, 2020, a man in his 50s in Maricopa County, followed by a second two days later. “I don’t think the right answer is to throw …

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US energy secretary meets with Navajo Nation in New Mexico
3 years, 4 months ago

US energy secretary meets with Navajo Nation in New Mexico

Associated Press  

NENAHNEZAD, N.M. — U.S Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met with Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and other tribal leaders Thursday at a power plant in northwest New Mexico Thursday to discuss renewable energy initiatives, including a solar project and energy storage system. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-N.M., and U.S. Office of Indian Energy Director Wahleah Johns …

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Indigenous schools leave legacy of generational scars
3 years, 4 months ago

Indigenous schools leave legacy of generational scars

Associated Press  

DENVER — When Dzabahe was 11 years old, she went to her first government-run boarding school in rural Arizona around 1953. In May, 215 children’s bodies were discovered in a mass grave at an Indigenous Boarding school in Canada, prompting U.S. officials to look at the legacy of such schools in the U.S. “We just want to make sure that …

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