Sick on the Navajo Nation, a family waits years for a diagnosis
The children of the late Sam Billiman grew up in Sawmill drinking water that, on bright days, carried what looked like a film of oil on its surface.
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Tribes press federal government for accounting of Native funds used to run boarding schools
Two tribal nations are pushing the federal government to account for how much Native American money paid for the boarding schools that took Indigenous children from their families for 150 years, telling a federal judge that the government’s own $23.3 billion estimate barely scratches the surface of what was lost.
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Running for Navajo Nation president is not a casual decision. It is a commitment to the Diné.
Politics
Candidates stake out priorities at Tuba City candidate forum
Thirteen candidates for Navajo Nation president laid out competing visions for the Nation’s future, from jobs and land reform to tribal government, during a presidential forum Tuesday evening at Greyhills Academy High.
Business
Twin Arrows casino team collects 736 pounds of food for northern Arizona families
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.
Sports
Sitting pretty: Diné breakaway roper Kadin Jodie moves up in the WPRA rankings
Veteran breakaway roper Kadin Jodie is still carving her way through the ranks within the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association.
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Culture
STAR School students grow food sovereignty effort
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.
Health
Equipment problems delay TMC emergency, pharmacy care
Tséhootsooí Medical Center’s emergency department and pharmacy are seeing longer wait times because of separate equipment problems, according to notices issued June 3 and June 6.
People
Grand Canyon fire archaeologist Jason Nez wins state preservation award
Jason M. Nez, the lead fire archaeologist at Grand Canyon National Park, received one of the 2026 Governor’s Heritage Preservation Honor Awards for protecting cultural and historic resources during the 2025 Dragon Bravo Fire.
Education
CCSD board approves three-year extension for Steve Carlson
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.
Arts
20 sculptures installed in downtown Farmington
Twenty new sculptures have been installed in downtown Farmington as part of the city’s 2026-27 Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, a public art program now in its fourth year.
Community
Naabik’íyáti’ Committee designates Diné Bikéyah as Purple Heart Navajo Nation
The Naabik’íyáti’ Committee on June 11 approved legislation designating the Navajo Nation as a Purple Heart Navajo Nation to honor veterans wounded or killed in military action.
