Life
Community
Utah food program shares abundance with others
The Navajo Nation was already in an economic slump and some Diné families were already struggling even before the arrival of the coronavirus, said Pete Sands.
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
Tap into Winter Market for holiday shopping
The Santa Fe Winter Indian Market is open for business – virtually!
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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