Author: Donovan Quintero

Rain darkened the ground beneath the cottonwood trees Aug. 29 as relatives, artists, vendors and musicians gathered at the Eddie Shootinglady Pavilion.

Arizona, the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe have signed a five-year agreement to coordinate economic planning for communities affected by coal mine and power plant closures, including preparations for changes that could come at the Four Corners Power Plant.

Navajo voters used the July 21 primary to reshape the Navajo Nation Council, removing five sitting delegates, one by 48 votes, and leaving a sixth incumbent’s place on the November ballot unsettled by a seven-vote margin challenged after an Election Day power outage.

The ground under Tsoodził moved before dawn Aug. 22, and two Diné teachers of traditional knowledge linked the magnitude 4.1 earthquake to other changes they interpret through Diné teachings, including eclipses treated as spectacle, decades of drought and the declining daily use of Diné bizaad.

The Navajo Board of Election Supervisors has certified the results of the July 21 primary, setting up a Nov. 3 general election between Justin Jones and Crystalyne Curley for Navajo Nation president.