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‘They are angels’: Phoenix veterans go the extra mile for Navajo veterans
PHOENIX What began as a small, grassroots COVID-19 relief effort by military veterans in Phoenix,...
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.
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Irish ‘pay forward’ 173-year-old favor
A few days ago, the Navajo and Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund, a grassroots effort to get food and water to homebound elders during the pandemic, noticed a swell in donations to its GoFundMe page — and almost all the new money was coming from Ireland. “At first we thought we had been hacked,” said Cassandra Begay, the group’s communication director.
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.
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.
Arts
New archaeology movie will feature familiar faces
A movie about a pioneering female archaeologist being filmed on the Navajo Nation will feature some familiar Diné faces, possibly including a cameo by President Jonathan Nez.
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.
Fashion
Even with a mask on, you can still be glam, and support a Diné-owned business
Admittedly, it was a gamble to start a beauty company in the middle of a pandemic. But former model Freida Nockideneh Jones reasoned she wasn’t the only woman tired of the COVID grunge.
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