Culture

East Coast mom teachers her sons Diné culture

Becoming a scientist doesn’t mean you have to abandon your traditional Navajo teachings, two prominent scientists told Chinle High School’s environmental science classes Friday. In fact, they may help you.

On Dec. 22, 2017, President Donald Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and tucked inside was an authorization for oil and gas development within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

The Navajo Traditional Apprenticeship Program was founded in 1998 by the Division of Diné Education and legislation was passed to fund its operation annually through the Navajo Nation Trust Fund for Vocational Education.

When hiking here in the middle of the Navajo Nation, you stumble upon small, surprising, beautiful things in the middle of nowhere.