Author: Donovan Quintero

The Navajo Nation is taking a step toward fulfilling a decades-old pledge to let its people decide the permanent structure of their government, launching a new push for a constitution designed to return authority to the people and reflect traditional values.

Tewakeedah Rain Spirit Martin of Montezuma Creek, Utah, was crowned the 2025-26 Miss Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial Queen on Friday evening at the Red Rock Park, waving to a cheering crowd as she held bouquets of flowers and wore a brightly colored shawl with fringe.

For Lillie Dougai, a grandmother from the Shadow Mountain area near Cameron, Arizona, wool season has always been more than a transaction

Larry Foster remembers the story his father told of a brief silence during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Sgt. Harold Yazzie Foster Sr., a Navajo Code Talker, was on the island when the U.S. flag was raised over Mount Suribachi. The moment, Foster said, was marked by something unexpected.

A large electrical explosion Tuesday afternoon triggered a fire and widespread power outages across Gallup, straining emergency response crews and leaving multiple communities in the dark.