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After more than a decade working dangerous jobs in tire shops and oil fields across the country, Jonavan Begay found himself back where he started – in Piñon – with an injured leg, a newborn child, and no idea how he’d provide for his family. But it was in those darkest days that he rediscovered the dream he had as a child: to become a painter.

In celebration of National Poetry Month, Navajo Technical University’s BFA Creative Writing Program and the Navajo Nation Poet Laureate Committee honored the literary arts and community storytellers during the 3rd Annual Shił Nahólne’: Literary Arts and Oral Stories Symposium, held April 17-18 at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

For the first time in Arizona State University history, all four Indigenous ASU titleholders are Diné.

Janet Yazzie’s paintings use vibrant colors to depict the Navajo landscape and the animals she saw growing up in the Navajo Nation.

Aaliyah Moorefield on Nov. 10 made history by being crowned Miss Silver State 2025, becoming the first Diné, Native American, mother, and U.S. Army Reserves member to claim the prestigious title