Navajo Nation officials back summer job funding

The summer job program provides high school and college students the opportunity to gain work experience while earning money for school.

Navajo delegates request Diné fill Pinto seat

The Navajo Nation Council is requesting Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appoint a member of the Navajo Nation to replace John Pinto in the state Senate.

Family say farewell to Navajo Code Talker

Navajo Code Talker William Tully Brown Sr. was buried Thursday in Arizona. His death marks the third passage of a Code Talker since May 10.

Navajo Code Talker laid to rest in Arizona

Program’s services seek help from tribe

Officials at Totah Behavioral Health Authority met with tribal council delegates to talk about funding for its traditional services program.

Last stand for the trading post?

Trading posts throughout the Four Corners face many challenges to their survival.

Past and present meet at these trading posts

A handful of trading posts in the Four Corners still operate under the traditional model that existed for more than 100 years.

PHOTOS: Past meets present at trading posts

John Pinto remembered as family man, leader

John Pinto was a state senator and a Navajo Code Talker but his granddaughter remembered him as "a good grandpa."

Funeral Mass held for state Sen. John Pinto

Community remembers state Sen. John Pinto

"He was a man that brought a lot to the community and the region within McKinley County and San Juan County," Waterflow resident Tommy Nelson said.

Procession, funeral service announced for Pinto

A procession for the late state senator and Navajo Code Talker will take place on Wednesday.

Motorcade escorts state Sen. John Pinto

Walk brings the MMIWG issue to Shiprock

This month the program has been educating community members about the issue, also known by the acronyms MMIW and MMIWG.

Navajo Code Talker, NM Sen. John Pinto dead at 94

The long-serving member of the state senate and Navajo Code Talker died Friday morning in Gallup.

Navajo Nation to obtain copy of 1868 treaty

The treaty is one of three copies that was discovered last year in a Massachusetts residence.

Navajo Code Talker remembered for kindness and humor

Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. remembered for his service, his business acumen and kindness.

Runners, walkers lace up to Just Move It

The 27th season of Just Move It has schedule changes but it remains focused on promoting health and fitness.

Physical activity remains heart of Just Move It

Navajo Nation police force honored for service

Navajo Nation Police Officer Day observes the work of the tribe's law enforcement officers while remembering those who died in the line of duty.

Shiprock recognizes Navajo police officer day

Navajo Nation OKs data-sharing agreement

The agreement is with a federal program that is examining the effects of heavy metals on pregnancy and child development.

New web database informs about rangeland plants

The project was based on a 1981 handbook by the University of Arizona that focused on rangeland plants found on the Navajo Nation.

Workshops carry on Navajo cultural knowledge

The sessions teach participants how to sew items such as tobacco pouches, ribbon pillows and ribbon skirts.

Session teaches to sew tobacco pouches

‘Not Invisible Act’ introduced in Congress

The Not Invisible Act of 2019 seeks to create an advisory committee to examine ways to reduce violent crime against Native Americans.

Award to fund air quality study in Cove

The yearlong study will examine whether abandoned uranium mines are impacting air quality in Cove, Arizona.

Tribal department to temporarily close

The Navajo Nation Department for Self Reliance's Farmington field office will temporarily close this week.

Career Prep teacher receives national award

Joseph Chee's practice of fusing the Navajo way of life into lessons about the culture and language has defined his teaching style for decades.

Navajo Nation Council confirms AG nominee

Doreen N. McPaul's legal experience includes working for the Pascua Yaqui, Tohono O'odham Nation and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.

Nez talks about new initiative in address

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez reflected on his first 100 days in office during the State of the Nation address to the tribal council.

Land buy-back program readies return to Navajo

The outreach event was held in preparation of the Interior Department's Land Buy-Back Program, which will return to the Navajo Nation.

Nez selects social services division leader

Deannah Neswood-Gishey was named the division's executive director on April 5.

Justice Day in Shiprock celebrates court system

The annual event is held in each of the 11 district courts on the Navajo Nation to commemorate the creation of the tribe's court system in 1959.

Justice Day recognizes Navajo court system

Indigenous Peoples’ Day becomes state holiday

New Mexico is the latest state to repeal Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples' Day.

Decree supports tribe’s renewable energy move

The proclamation includes a call to diversify the tribe's energy portfolio and to create jobs based on renewable energy development.

Gov. signs bill for missing, murdered indigenous women

The task force, a first-of-its-kind for the state, will assess and determine how to increase state resources for reporting and identifying victims.

Mistreatment of Navajo students examined

The Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission has been collecting public comments about the mistreatment of students in primary and secondary schools.

Communities honor Vietnam War veterans