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Letters | Native education at risk

For quite some time, I have worked extensively with schools serving Indian students across the U.S., focusing on their education. Throughout this period, the linguistic and cultural landscape of tribal communities has diversified amid resource scarcity. Additionally, this landscape has become more political and, lately, less thoughtful, with federal policies significantly affecting the availability of programs, their funding, and the allocation of support.

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100 years of controversial laws

The Dine Marriage Act in 2005, Sovereignty in Water Rights, Indian Child Welfare Act, and the decision to regulate taxes have all undergone the microscope of criticism among the Navajo people on and off the Nation.

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Diné runner retraces the Long Walk to honor those who never returned

Edison Eskeets, a 66-year-old runner from Springstead, New Mexico, has spent decades preparing for a journey that mirrors one of the most painful chapters in Diné history. Through distance running, ceremony and storytelling, Eskeets retraced the 330-mile route of the Long Walk to honor those who endured the forced march and those who never returned home.

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‘Finding Hózhǫ́’: Travis Holt Hamilton’s newest film explores forgiveness, culture and pursuit of peace across Dinétah

For a moment, the gray sky above Dinétah opened, and sunlight spilled through, casting the scene in soft gold. Director Travis Holt Hamilton stood behind the monitor, watching as the lead actor, “Secody,” a 70-year-old veteran learning to forgive his father, knelt in prayer. The wind lifted the trees, the light intensified and then it was gone.

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