Author: Donovan Quintero

In a chapter house on the Utah portion of the Navajo Nation, where the San Juan River cuts through red desert on its way toward the Colorado River, a small group of mostly elderly community members gathered on a Saturday morning to confront a question with consequences far beyond the meeting room.

A University of Utah law professor and three law students came here to break down the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement, presenting the legal framework, funding path and water science behind the deal while residents pressed for clearer answers about who will benefit, how decisions will be made and whether local communities will have real influence over implementation.

A shooting in Tohajiilee, New Mexico, prompted a heavy law enforcement response Friday along Interstate 40 in western New Mexico, according to a witness and preliminary information shared by police.

A packed meeting room here on Tuesday drew Navajo chapter leaders, pastors, veterans and residents from the Sanders-Chambers corridor. The Apache County Board of Supervisors heard hours of public opposition to a liquor license application tied to a convenience store near Interstate 40 and U.S. 191 in Chambers, Arizona.

With Arizona’s Legislative District 6 drawn after the 2020 redistricting cycle to create a majority Native American constituency, candidate Ian Teller is framing his campaign around a straightforward pitch to voters who have heard plenty of promises before. He says he will show up, target state funding at basic needs and prove results with numbers communities can verify.