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Data Genocide, Maternal Mortality, and a Return to Tradition
Chef Maria Parra Cano had just given birth to her third daughter. During a sacred time where parents connect with their newborn children, Parra Cano would be bedridden, at-risk of having a seizure, stroke, organ damage and even death. Parra Cano was ... → Read More
'Long Line of Ladies' Wins Big at SXSW Film Festival
Documentary short, co-directed by a Diné filmmaker, follows a Karuk girl in Northern California as she prepares for her Flower Dance ceremony Ahtyirahm Allen, 14, sits in a small conference room at the Driskill Hotel in downtown Austin. Ironically, ... → Read More
Native American Students at Columbia University Approved for a Brownstone to Call Home
Indigenous students of Columbia University finally have their own brownstone–nearly a decade in the making. Columbia provides brownstones as options to some students and student groups. They are highly sought after–if and when they become available.... → Read More
Five Buffalo Returned to Lipan Apache Lands
Lucille Contreras made her way back into her home after spending the morning with the recently rematriated buffalo in early February. Five buffalo were returned to Lipan Apache lands in Texas through a program by the Nature Conservancy that has given... → Read More
Mud Lowery Creates at the Crossroads of Rodeo, Country, and Western Wear
Shannon Lowery has lived many different lives, from being a team roper in Florida to managing a chain of western-wear stores in Texas, then becoming a marketing manager for a big western-apparel brand and getting his dream job in the defense industry... → Read More
Nominees Announced for the Native American Music Awards
Mohawk artist Julian Taylor felt excited but very anxious upon hearing about his Native American Music Award nominations for his 2020 album “The Ridge.” Taylor is biracial and said he doesn’t look like a First Nations person. He worried, but then he ... → Read More
Reporter's Notebook: Reflection on a Christmas Past
A Snapchat memory popped up on the open app. It was me wearing a Sáanii Up t-shirt, tortoise shell glasses, and my hair in a messy bun. A caption over my face reads, “Hoping I don’t have Covid.” It was a grim reminder that one year ago exactly my fam... → Read More
Quannah Chasinghorse, Hän Gwich’in and Sicangu Oglala Lakota, on the cover of ELLE
Quannah Chasinghorse, who is Hän Gwich’in and Sicangu Oglala Lakota, looks regal on the recent cover of ELLE magazine. She is iced out in Dolce & Gabbana Alta Gioielleria earrings, necklace and tiara, wearing a black Dolce & Gabbana blazer with a wh... → Read More
Influencer Nekiah Torres, aka Rez to the City, in Fashion & Fringe
Open Instagram, search @reztothecity and there is Nekiah Torres. She is undeniably beautiful and her fashion sense speaks for itself. She wears everything from a bright red knit set with fringe on the sleeves and legs. to a blue gingham dress with ru... → Read More
New Miss Navajo Sees Role as Public Servant
Published September 9, 2019 WINDOW ROCK — A few years ago, Shaandiin Parrish was going through a hard transition from her hometown of Kayenta, Arizona to the busy metropolis of Phoenix. Parrish, 25… → Read More
From a Tray to a Trailer: A Crusty Entrepreneur Brings in the Dough
Published July 14, 2019 WINDOW ROCK — In 1996, Victoria Largo was hustling to sell baked goods and ice-cream in her home community of Crownpoint. Amid the hustle and bustle, her daughter came up wi… → Read More
Capturing Uniqueness
Published June 17, 2018 ALBUQUERQUE — “I love Japanese anime,” DeAnna Autumn Leaf Suazo said. The 25-year-old artist’s work is a mixture of ledger art, Japanese anime and traditional Pueblo attire.… → Read More
Former Navajo School Teacher: “Nobody is fighting for the Children”
Published May 19, 2018 Former teacher says Leupp Schools Inc. swept abuse reports under rug. WINDOW ROCK – A former employee of Leupp Schools Inc. says she was forced to resign early this y… → Read More
Funeral Homes Prey on the Vulnerable – Don’t Get Coerced
Published April 30, 2018 WINDOW ROCK – Over the last 20 years, Tobi Benally has gotten an inside look at the funeral industry in border towns of the Navajo Nation. “It’s all about money,” he … → Read More
Data Shows Huge Reduction in Diné Speakers
Published November 19, 2017 WINDOW ROCK – Language loss and revitalization aren’t new topics in Indian Country. Over the last couple of decades, the Navajo Nation has watched as other languag… → Read More
Mostly Elderly Seek Birth Certificates at Pop-up Offices
Published October 22, 2017 CROWNPOINT – While the Navajo Nation and the New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division have worked out how Navajo citizens can get or renew their driver’s licenses without … → Read More
Navajo Nation May be Ready to Allow Genetic Research
Published September 17, 2017 ALBUQUERQUE – After 15 years, it seems the Navajo Nation’s opinion on allowing genetic research on the reservation has evolved. Navajo leaders, researchers, triba… → Read More
Police Find Loaded Gun in Suitcase Navajo Nation Office Worker was Carrying
Published August 7, 2017 WASHINGTON – On July 28, Kimberly Barber, 34, a member of the Navajo Nation and employee of the Navajo Nation Washington Office, was arrested and charged for unlawful… → Read More
Diné, Pueblo Youth Unite to Protect Chaco Canyon
Published July 9, 2017 WINDOW ROCK – Cheyenne Antonio, from Torreon/Pueblo Pintado, New Mexico, was attending the University of New Mexico when she first met Marissa Naranjo from Santa Clara … → Read More
Blend Western, Traditional Treatment for Cancer, Hataali Urges
Published July 3, 2017 WINDOW ROCK – Steven Begay, a hataali (a traditional Navajo healer), who is also a Navajo Nation Council delegate, is urging Navajos diagnosed with cancer not to limit … → Read More