Author: Donovan Quintero

The debate over the future of Navajo government once again carries the weight of history, as former Navajo Nation Chairman Peter MacDonald Sr. and former officials Frank Brown and Norman Patrick Brown tie today’s constitutional reform proposals to the legacy of the 1989 riots that reshaped tribal politics and created the three-branch system

Beneath the red rock cliffs of the Navajo Nation’s capital, families, leaders and military veterans gathered Aug. 14 to mark National Navajo Code Talkers Day, honoring the unbreakable code that carried U.S. forces to victory in the Pacific during World War II.

At the Zuni Wellness Center, families, educators, advocates, and community members gathered on Aug. 14 for one of the regional meetings ordered by the court to address the Yazzie/Martinez ruling.

Eric Descheenie, a Democrat and former Arizona House member, has officially declared his candidacy for the U.S. House in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District.

Three separate celebrations will mark National Navajo Code Talkers Day on Aug. 14, each honoring the last two surviving Navajo Code Talkers — Thomas H. Begay and Peter MacDonald Sr. – and celebrating the legacy of the hundreds of Navajo men whose unbreakable code helped win World War II.