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Community
Two Grey Hills park hosts skate jam, seed planting on Earth Day
More than 100 young people and their families turned out at the Two Grey Hills Skate Park last week for the Protect the Land Skate Jam, an Earth Day gathering that paired skateboarding lessons with native seed planting, art-making and a park clean-up.
Culture
‘Reclaiming this space’
Nizhoni Days at 67
Strong winds bent canopies and swept across Johnson Field at the University of New Mexico on Sunday, but they did little to slow the drums, dancers and families gathered for the 67th Annual Nizhoni Days Powwow.
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Utah Dine Bikéyah celebrate 10th year of Bears Ears Summer Gathering
In its 10th annual celebration, Utah Diné Bikéyah hosted over one hundred people to honor the enduring legacy of Indigenous peoples at the Bears Ears Summer Gathering.
People
Diné optometrist named New Mexico’s Young Optometrist of the Year
Dr. Shane Benally, a Diné optometrist who splits his practice between Santo Domingo Pueblo and Santa Fe, has been named 2026 Young Optometrist of the Year by the New Mexico Optometric Association.
Health
Funding delays cloud diabetes program support
Vice President Richelle Montoya and Radeanna Comb, the program manager for the Navajo Special Diabetes, raised concerns this week about delays in diabetes funding that continue to affect services in tribal communities, even after Congress set the Special Diabetes Program for Indians at $200 million for fiscal 2026.
Arts
Navajo filmmaker brings border drama to screen with Phoenix premiere
Kenneth Shirley’s new drama series has been a long time coming, and on April 24 it arrives at Celebrity Theatre.
Music
Meet Ryan Blazer, who helps place WNF’s ‘biggest’ headliners
It’s Coachella weekend in 2014, and Ryan Blazer is on Interstate 10 driving to the most notorious music festival on the planet.
Fashion
Fashion takes the stage at the Western Navajo Fair
The Western Navajo Fair’s fashion show is more than a display of clothes and creativity, said Kristen Goldtooth. It’s a moment of pride – one that blends tradition, innovation and the voices of local designers who are finding their way onto a growing stage.
Weather & Road Conditions
Window Rock Weather
Fair
64.9 F (18.3 C)
Dewpoint: 26.1 F (-3.3 C)
Humidity: 23%
Wind: West at 19.6 gusting to28.8 MPH (17 gusting to 25 KT)
Pressure: 30.01
Dewpoint: 26.1 F (-3.3 C)
Humidity: 23%
Wind: West at 19.6 gusting to28.8 MPH (17 gusting to 25 KT)
Pressure: 30.01
Highway 264,
I-40, WB @ Winslow