Life
Community
SRP crews connect 13 Western Navajo homes to power
Thirteen families in Western Navajo were connected to electricity this spring after Salt River Project crews spent two weeks installing poles, transformers and wire through the Light Up Navajo VII initiative.
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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Plaster and perseverance: The resurrection of Annunciation Mission
In 1909, when Franciscan friars stationed in St. Michaels, Arizona, decided to build a stone church in Chinle to ward off the advances of the Presbyterians, it took them about a year. To restore the little chapel, after being used for decades as a youth boxing arena, thrift store, food bank and ultimately a storage shed, took 19 years.
People
Navajo Pine teacher selected for Arctic, Pacific science expeditions
When Kim Etsitty sails into Southeast Greenland this year, then maps the seafloor between Hawaii and Guam, her students at Navajo Pine High School will be along for the ride.
Health
Survey finds lower smoking, drinking among Diné teens
Navajo Nation teenagers reported lower rates of smoking, drinking and fighting than students did 15 years ago, but new health data also found high rates of depression symptoms, screen time, sexual violence, food insecurity and sleep loss.
Arts
Children’s book highlights Navajo Nation geology
The Navajo Technical University Press has published a children’s picture book by Daniel W. Vandever that introduces students to the geology of the Navajo Nation through a story about family, discovery and the high desert.
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
48.0 F (8.9 C)
Dewpoint: 43.0 F (6.1 C)
Humidity: 83%
Wind: South at 10.4 MPH (9 KT)
Pressure: 30.09
Dewpoint: 43.0 F (6.1 C)
Humidity: 83%
Wind: South at 10.4 MPH (9 KT)
Pressure: 30.09
Highway 264,
I-40, WB @ Winslow