Drought causes Farmington to issue water shortage advisory
Do not let the healthy rush of river water lull you into a state of false hope that the drought has ended.
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| Navajo Nation › | On June 14 | 14-day change |
|---|---|---|
| New cases | 2 | -29% |
| New deaths | 0 | -30% |
14-day change trends use 7-day averages.
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Penalties increased for dog attacks
The rampant stray dog population on Navajo Nation has grown to 250,000 and the Navajo Nation Council amended Title 17 of the criminal code to address dogs running at large and to establish criminal penalties for vicious dog attacks.
Politics
2nd round of hardship checks possible
On June 2, delegates Eugenia Charles-Newton and Vince James submitted a request for a bill to use American Rescue Plan Act funds to give every enrolled Diné adult $2,000 and every child $1,000 in hardship assistance.
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Rock Point starts fast, advances to semis
The Rock Point girls’ basketball team set the tone early as they advanced into today’s Arizona 1A state semifinals with a 64-42 win over Williams on Thursday night.
Business
Saving shepherds: Co-op aims to help wool growers stay in business
To most of the world, 2020 was the year of COVID. But to raisers of churro sheep, it was the year the bottom dropped out of the wool market.
Opinions & Columns
Letters: Animal welfare, responsible pet owners needed
After months of intense lockdowns and other pandemic-related interventions, the measures have had a considerable impact on COVID’s decline. While on the subject of public health, the discussion of free-roaming dog populations, both owned and stray, have a number of public health concerns, especially since the pet population continues to multiply without intervention.
Sports
Chinle alumnus wins weightlifting equipment for school
Chinle High have received a gift from alumnus Kalani Simeona – $80,000 worth of custom-built weightlifting racks for the weight room.
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Tribe notes passing of well-known medicine man
The number of times that the Navajo Tribal Council has taken notice of the passing of a Navajo medicine man over the past 50 years can be counted on one’s fingers.
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Health
NDOH: Mask mandate still in effect on Navajo
Even if you are fully vaccinated, don’t throw your masks out just yet, because the mask mandate that was implemented in April of 2020 to protect everyone from the spread of COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation is still in effect.
People
Diné is New Mexico Young Architect of Year
Tamarah Begay was listening to the virtual awards ceremony for the New Mexico chapter of the American Institute of Architects two weeks ago, a little disappointed her Chinle campus for Navajo Technical University hadn’t won a statewide award.
Community
Mother of fallen remembers her son
It’s been 11 years since Eva Yazzie and Johnson Yazzie saw their son Alejandro “Poncho” Yazzie alive.
Culture
Honoring volunteers: Paying tribute to hosts of All-American Indian Days, Miss Indian America
Sheridan, Wyoming, in the 1950s was said to be the most racist city in the U.S. Signs hung in store windows and in other western towns reading, “No Indians allowed.” That history began to change when tribal leaders like Joseph Medicine Crow and Donald Deernose from the Crow Nation joined Sheridan town leaders to put an end to the prejudice and discrimination.
Education
Yazzie becomes campus leader at CNM
Back in high school, Rachel Yazzie went to a college fair and was immediately discouraged.
Arts
‘Meeting artists in their space’: SWAIA expands digital presence in ‘bumpy’ pandemic year
Under new leadership and in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Southwestern Association of Indian Arts expanded its digital platform and will offer a hybrid in-person and virtual Indian Market Aug. 21 to 22.
Music
Culture at the forefront: Band’s 3 years of work leads to music video
A grandma sits with her granddaughter in front of a loom. Each taking turns weaving. This is a scene from "Dying Language," a music video from Graves of the Monuments, a Navajo metal core band out of Page, Arizona.
