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Sheriff candidates pressed on policing gaps in Diné communities

Four Republican candidates for San Juan County sheriff faced a Shiprock audience Saturday over a question that has followed the office for decades, one centered on how the county’s top law enforcement officer can serve Navajo voters in places where the sheriff has no primary criminal authority.

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Survey finds lower smoking, drinking among Diné teens

Navajo Nation teenagers reported lower rates of smoking, drinking and fighting than students did 15 years ago, but new health data also found high rates of depression symptoms, screen time, sexual violence, food insecurity and sleep loss.

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Children’s book highlights Navajo Nation geology

The Navajo Technical University Press has published a children’s picture book by Daniel W. Vandever that introduces students to the geology of the Navajo Nation through a story about family, discovery and the high desert.

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