Author: Donovan Quintero

Howard Bitsui spent more than a decade writing about events he wishes never happened.

Indigenous members of the Arizona House Democratic Caucus on Friday condemned what they described as the unlawful detention of a Navajo man by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. As the man at the center of the incident recounts what happened, he said the encounter left him fearful, traumatized and questioning his safety in his own homeland.

A Gallup police officer was stabbed Friday evening while responding to a report of an armed individual at a north Gallup shopping area, according to Gallup Police Chief Erin Toadlena-Pablo.

Alex, who gave only his first name, from Tó Hajiileehé, and three other elderly men sat at a table, laughing gingerly and speaking in low voices as they played a game of cards.

Navajo Nation officials have paused action on a disputed $500,000 Arizona allocation for women’s shelter and social services as questions continue over whether the funding was intended specifically for Amá Dóó Áłchíní Bíghan Inc., a Chinle-based domestic violence and sexual assault crisis program, or whether tribal procurement rules required the money to be opened to competitive bidding.