Doctors: Second wave of virus a ‘dire situation’
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A little wiser, Western Navajo, Utah brace for 2nd wave
When Dr. Diana Hu informs someone of their positive coronavirus test result, they usually get really quiet and then remark, “Oh.”
Politics
CARES kerfuffle: Delegates angry over hardship memo extending deadline
A Nov. 20 memorandum from the Navajo Nation president’s chief of staff has angered some Council delegates, who say it gives chapters and tribal programs a loophole for hanging onto their CARES Act allocations into December rather than reverting them to the Hardship Fund as the Council mandated in recent legislation.
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A little wiser, Western Navajo, Utah brace for 2nd wave
When Dr. Diana Hu informs someone of their positive coronavirus test result, they usually get really quiet and then remark, “Oh.”
Business
Cleanup company hiring Diné: Workers invited to ‘join the fight’ against COVID-19
As business closures and unemployment rise with the COVID-19 surges, it’s a bit of good news that one company on the Navajo Nation is growing rapidly and looking to hire workers.
Opinions & Columns
Letters: The people sent a message by choosing Aszhaanii’
As surprised as anyone else, I am quite shocked with the upsurge of COVID-19 virus infections around the country. Every state in the union has spikes of un-paralleled numbers as is the Navajo Nation in the upsurge.
Sports
‘Keep your eyes open for me’: Film about local boxer available tonight
Today, a new documentary is being released online starring Mariah Bahe, a young Navajo boxer whose inspirational story is getting recognition.
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50 Years Ago: Taking a look at how life changed in 25 years
The BIA has done a wonderful job of making positive changes to the lives of the Navajo people in the past 25 years, according to some Navajos. But about the same number of Navajos argue that the BIA has done nothing positive.
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Health
‘Don’t give up hope’: Pandemic will be defeated, Fauci assures
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, shared words of encouragement for the Navajo Nation.
People
Nation’s top librarian turns the page on an epic chapter
If you were to make a list of the world’s most exciting careers, “librarian” probably wouldn’t even make the top 100. But in Irving Nelson’s 43-year stint with the Navajo Nation Library, he’s battled poisonous spiders, spent hours in an asbestos-ridden basement, walked miles in a blizzard and taken epic cross-country road trips just so you and the rest of the Navajo public can have something good to read.
Community
Utah food program shares abundance with others
The Navajo Nation was already in an economic slump and some Diné families were already struggling even before the arrival of the coronavirus, said Pete Sands.
Culture
A global accent: Chef delivers creations mixed with Diné culture
First is mesquite smoked duck breast with a petite frisée nest, a poached hen’s egg, sweet potato twigs, and charred citrus vinaigrette.
Education
Little Singer School gets bold new building
Since the mid-1970s, the twin red geodesic domes of Little Singer Community School have risen from the barren, grey landscape of Birdsprings, Arizona, like a space colony on a desert planet.
Arts
Tap into Winter Market for holiday shopping
The Santa Fe Winter Indian Market is open for business – virtually!
Music
DV shelter to raise money with Saturday online telethon
To keep domestic violence victims safe, Strengthening Nations Inc., a nonprofit domestic violence shelter, needs your help. So they’re going to have a virtual telethon this Saturday.
