This letter addresses the understandable confusion and anxiety arising from the May 23, 2019, Navajo Times article titled “AUDIT: Former Pueblo Pintado AMS Misspent $144,000” by Rima Krisst and Cindy Yurth. The primary source of this concern is the article’s mention of a “Pauline Joe” without sufficient distinguishing information to differentiate her from other individuals sharing the same name.
Read MoreBesides the fact that coal has been disastrous for our health and planet, President Trump’s efforts to rescue failing coal plants and mines and open our lands to more destructive mining is another series of actions that sacrifices communities for the fossil industry.
Read MoreAsk any New Mexican if education matters, and the answer is a resounding “Yes.” Across our diverse communities, there is broad agreement: we want our children to grow up with opportunity, with schools that prepare them for a future defined by possibility, not limitations. Still, the road to fulfilling this shared vision has been anything but easy.
Read MoreAs a Diné journalist reporting within and for my own community, I have come to understand that objectivity, while foundational to our profession, often coexists uneasily with cultural accountability.
Read MoreIn February 2023, I, Alexander Chambers, a Navajo citizen and experienced restaurant owner and operator in Farmington, N.M., reached out to the Office of the President and Vice President of the Navajo Nation, the Navajo Nation Division of Economic Development, the Shiprock RBDO, and the Navajo Nation Shopping Center with a proposal to invest in and build a new restaurant in Shiprock, N.M., on the Navajo Nation.
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