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Thursday, June 11, 2026

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‘Remember their names’
Honor ride carries Lori Piestewa’s name 23 years later

They rolled out of Window Rock at first light, more than 50 motorcycles strong, and threaded their way west through the high desert in a single line that stretched along the red road toward the horizon. Behind them, the buttes and spires of the Navajo Nation rose against a cloudless sky as the riders moved in unison, headlamps lit, escort vehicles trailing the formation for miles.

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DOJ pressed for public testimony plan in ZenniHome hearing

The Budget and Finance Committee’s second day of hearings over federally funded housing contracts centered Tuesday on whether the Navajo Nation Department of Justice would help create a process for public witness testimony after it advised subpoenaed employees not to appear.

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Letters | Parlay the stakes

President Buu Van Nygren. Chief Legal Counsel Bidtah Becker. Alfreida Nez. Candice Yazzie. Alray Nelson. Five subpoenas. Five no-shows. More names are coming.

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Diné scholar joins UNM Native American Studies

Shayla Chatto, a Diné scholar whose work centers on state-mandated PK-20 Native and Indigenous education, will join the University of New Mexico’s Department of Native American Studies as a 2026-27 postdoctoral fellow.

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