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Across the United States, the Native Organizers Alliance is gathering data through their Indigenous Futures Survey to provide Native Americans the opportunity to shape their future.
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Prez’s office says Hardship checks delayed
Just when people are expecting COVID-19 Hardship Assistance payments, the processing of CARES checks for elders and ARPA checks for everyone are delayed – due to the coronavirus.
Politics
Officials debate lowering chapter quorums to 3
On Jan. 7, Navajo Nation Council voted to pass legislation that would authorize chapters to conduct official business through a quorum of three registered residents.
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Sand Devils football team aiming for gold
As summer fades away, the Page High Sand Devils football team is ready to return to the field and play after a yearlong hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Business
A taste of home: Diné entrepreneur set to open Paleta Bar store in Mesa
A coconut ice pop fully dipped in milk chocolate, topped with M&Ms and chunks of bananas, or a coffee ice pop dipped with powdered chili and chamoy, topped with Cocoa pebbles and chunks of watermelon.
Opinions & Columns
Guest Column | How to spend ARPA’s $2.1 billion
It is great that our leaders are spending significant resources on Hardship Assistance funds to assist our people in alleviating the particular suffering they are experiencing as a result of the ongoing pandemic, and I am also glad to see a substantial portion of ARPA funds being considered for infrastructure spending.
Sports
Chinle girls eke out 1-point win over MV; Mustang boys pull away
There was a light crowd at the Wildcat Den Friday night as the basketball teams played their Winter Homecoming games.
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50 Years Ago
50 Years Ago | Major issues in ’72 – rodeo, basketball
There are two things that all Navajos took seriously in 1972 – rodeos and basketball.
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Health
Omicron variant reported on Navajo land
On Monday the president’s office announced that the Navajo Epidemiology Center confirmed the first known case of the Omicron variant from a sample collected in mid-December 2021 from the Utah Navajo Health System.
People
People | Poet Laureate Harjo named artist-in-residence at Dylan center
U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo has been named the first artist-in-residence at the Bob Dylan Center in advance of its much-anticipated grand opening on May 10.
Community
Survey of Natives gives people a voice in policies
Across the United States, the Native Organizers Alliance is gathering data through their Indigenous Futures Survey to provide Native Americans the opportunity to shape their future.
Culture
Indicting Canada’s, America’s racism: Chief’s book offers ‘real talk’ on systems arrayed against Indigenous
If you're ready for some “real talk” literary inspiration in 2022, take a dive into “Rez Rules” by Chief Clarence Joseph Louie, who has led the Osoyoos Indian Band of the Okanagan Nation in British Columbia for 35 years and counting.
Education
‘A product’ of math: Tuba City STEM educator nominated for highest honor
Because the iron-working industry has an array of dangers, Craig Young’s fellow ironworkers encouraged him to go back to school.
Arts
Cahokia artspace cultivates ‘creative placekeeping’
Cahokia touts itself as the first modern Indigenous art and social space owned by women.
Music
Loving Gallup vibe: Fire in Your Soul Tour rolls through Juggernaut
The Fire in Your Soul Tour rolled through Gallup for a concert at historic U.S. Route 66 venue Juggernaut Music on Oct. 26, featuring Huntington Beach, California, band Breaking In A Sequence (BIAS) and the Mendenhall Experiment.
