Reporter’s Notebook

One day, someone’s going to ask you how you cover half of the Navajo Nation alone, someone said to me. That day recently came.

The echoes of 2020 never stopped. Its sad and tragic sonnet reverberated all through 2021 despite the urge to fight nature’s pandemic with prayer and sheer stubborn human will.

Isn’t it time the people get their fair share of the ARPA pie?

During my hiring interview with Navajo Times Publisher-CEO Tom Arviso and Editor Duane Beyal, I was asked what stories I preferred to cover. I responded, “Conflict.”

Within my short time working for the Times, I have learned a lot about the Navajo Nation despite being Diné and living within the Nation for most of my life.