Although it got a bit intrusive and annoying (adjectives some of our sources apply to us, it should be noted), most staff welcomed them as they took brief clips of their lives and thoughts. The resulting documentary really captures the spirit of the Navajo Times, “The People’s Newspaper,” as the documentary is titled.
Retired Navajo Transit driver Benjamin Henio, 70, who also worked for Kerr-McGee, the former uranium mining company, “for many years,” said he wouldn’t have a chance against COVID-19 if he were to get it. There was no second-guessing about whether he should get the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
The Navajo Nation Council’s war on division directors and program managers continues, especially when it comes to special duty pay.
With just days to spare until the deadline to roll over their drought compensation applications, Northern Agency ranchers appear to have won their battle with the tribe over federal drought relief funds.
“We believe this layoff will intensify the fears and lead to increased resignation,” said Parrish, “due to the fact that the enterprise may not be able to get funding and recover from this extended closure.”
I am humbled and grateful for his kind words and comments reinforcing my letter more meaningful. It’s good to hear from my former teacher/professor and a Navajo scientist via the newspaper.
Ever been to a park in Flagstaff or Farmington and seen a post with chained hoops attached making a loose basket and thought, “That’s a strange jungle gym”? The contraption is actually the goal basket for disc golf, a sport that has slowly seeped into the Navajo Nation and, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, continues to grow.
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It didn’t take Peter MacDonald long to start making changes to the Navajo government that would make him the most powerful leader the tribe has ever had. In January 1971, the power in the government rested within the Navajo Tribal Council, which made all decisions.
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Retired Navajo Transit driver Benjamin Henio, 70, who also worked for Kerr-McGee, the former uranium mining company, “for many years,” said he wouldn’t have a chance against COVID-19 if he were to get it. There was no second-guessing about whether he should get the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
If one of your resolutions for the new year is to read more of your favorite authors, consider adding Frank Adakai’s name to your literary list.
Apples, oranges, peanuts in shell, candies, chocolate, chips, beef jerky, animal crackers, fruit snacks, juice boxes and Vienna sausage – treats like these, for some people, are just something to eat.
Diné language and culture teacher and COVID-19 survivor Albert Brent Chase says the many profound challenges, revelations and changes he experienced in 2020 are guiding his path of healing in 2021. “I, too, have suffered the grief and heartbreak that is ongoing with our people,” said Chase.
The Navajo Nation’s acting superintendent of schools said last week that the Department of Diné Education is not trying to take over the schools, reduce the number of school boards or change their policies.
One of the few careers that has actually benefitted from the coronavirus pandemic is writing. Publishing houses have reported new manuscripts surging along with virus cases, presumably because being in quarantine (or losing a day job) has given prospective writers the time to finally focus on that unfinished novel or memoir.
Amid the tumult of recent events, it’s nice to know some things just don’t change all that much. Navajo country music, for one.
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