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Edison Eskeets, a 66-year-old runner from Springstead, New Mexico, has spent decades preparing for a journey that mirrors one of the most painful chapters in Diné history. Through distance running, ceremony and storytelling, Eskeets retraced the 330-mile route of the Long Walk to honor those who endured the forced march and those who never returned home.

Fourteen-year-old Malaya “Lil Tomahawk” Castillo has built a reputation as one of the strongest young boxers in the Southwest.

Alana Yazzie’s culinary career as The Fancy Navajo, known for bringing Diné culture to millions across the country, actually began with fashion.

The kitchen has always been a place of story for Brendan Basham, a space where flavor, memory and culture meet.

The doors stayed closed for years after Paul James Rock came home from Vietnam. When he and his wife Arlene sought housing assistance for their growing family, applications went nowhere. They lived in the Bennett Freeze Area where development had been halted for decades, and caseworkers turned them away before even reviewing their paperwork.