The Navajo Nation Department of Family Services has issued another request for proposals for women’s shelter services, which Amá Dóó Áłchíní Bíghan Inc. director Lorena Halwood said puts $500,000 previously awarded to the shelter back into competition.
The Navajo Nation Council approved a $244.6 million broadband package July 2, preserving nearly $287 million in federal funding for broadband infrastructure.
The tragic events of Dec. 22, 2025, at the Kayenta Township Christmas Light Parade, should have been that one moment for our leaders to take action and bring changes that will mandate our laws and protect our people across the Navajo Nation.
With voter registration closed, the Navajo Nation’s 2026 primary election is set for Tuesday, July 21, and election officials are encouraging the Nation’s more than 145,000 registered voters to cast ballots early rather than wait for Election Day.
Team members at Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort recently collected 736 pounds of food to distribute to two northern Arizona organizations serving people facing food insecurity.
Three-time Native American Basketball Invitational girls’ champions Rezbombers enters this year’s tournament with “a chip on their shoulder.”
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The STAR School has turned its student-run garden, livestock and cooking programs into a working food sovereignty effort, according to a two-year impact report released this month.
A summer running and fitness camp program for Diné youth will continue this month with stops in Chinle, Ganado and Newcomb.
Patrick Yazzie, a Page Police Department crime scene specialist and retired detective, was named the City of Page’s Going the Extra Mile employee of the month for June, according to a June 3 city announcement.
The Central Consolidated School District Board of Education voted 5-0 on June 11 to approve a three-year contract extension for Superintendent Steve Carlson.
The evening sun was still warm on the downtown storefronts July 11 as Gino Antonio sat behind his table at the Gallup Arts Crawl, polishing silver and talking about Bigfoot.
Utah Diné Bikéyah has canceled its annual summer gathering at Bears Ears because of the Babylon Fire burning on Blue Mountain in southeastern Utah.
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