Guest Essay

Years ago on Black Mesa, our livestock drank from springs and seeps across the plateau.

It’s not a feeling you ever get used to. Arriving at the venue – whether it be a round of state or rivalry game – every sport is different.

On May 21, 2021, the Navajo Nation received the initial allocation of funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, which was approved by Congress and signed by President Biden, to help mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. A second allocation increased the total amount to over $2 billion for the Navajo Nation.

I want to make this plain and simple: Indigenous communities have the right to protect their homelands and have the right to protect their ancestors from being desecrated by oil and gas corporations.

America is Indian Country, always has been, always will be, no matter what.