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The only person who knew they were contestants in the Miss Western Navajo Pageant was their nálí asdzáán, Sarah Nez, who kept the secret from the rest of the family.

The sharp snap of the shinai, Japanese bamboo swords, cracking into each other echoed through the basketball court in the North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center.

Young Diné who don’t speak Diné Bizaad at home is increasing every year, said Pete Sands, who fears the declining fluency among young generations.

Native horseback riders rode from Smith Lake to Rehoboth on Monday in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day.

Matthew Charley was having coffee one early morning when the design for the new Naabeehó Bich’eekį’ crown came to mind.