Author: Christopher S. Pineo

ABQ Trader Joe’s fires employee for comment about Diné

Posted by Christopher S. Pineo | May 3, 2018 | News |

An Albuquerque grocery clerk picked the wrong customer to make a racist comment toward.

Diné student wins local History Day contest

Posted by Christopher S. Pineo | Mar 29, 2018 | Education |

For a Navajo girl growing up outside the Navajo Nation, a history competition brought the chance to explore her heritage and visit Diné Bikeyah.

WR superintendent denies chapter’s allegations

Posted by Christopher S. Pineo | Mar 22, 2018 | News |

In a resolution passed on March 11, Fort Defiance Chapter asked the governing board of the Window Rock Unified School District to remove the superintendent they hired two years ago.

Former IHS dentist blows whistle on care for Navajo patients

Posted by Christopher S. Pineo | Mar 22, 2018 | News |

A terminated Indian Health Service dentist said avoiding unnecessary tooth removal, letting patients schedule appointments, and apparently saving lives constitutes “unsuitable character” to work at IHS.

Hunt canceled, feral horses a growing problem

Posted by Christopher S. Pineo | Mar 1, 2018 | News |

The Navajo Nation president’s office said the growing population of feral horses has to be addressed with a drought expected in the coming season – but not by hunting them.