A line of motorcycles traveled through communities during Thanksgiving week to deliver 51 turkey baskets to families in need, an effort the riders say is meant to make overlooked communities feel seen during difficult times.
The superintendent of the Sanders Unified School District reported finding what she described as a threatening display at her home on school grounds following Veterans Day.
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.
The unofficial results from Tuesday’s Navajo Nation General Election are as follows. To see the full list, visit navajotimes.com
Ancient Wayves River & Hiking Adventures, a Diné-owned tour company based near Bears Ears National Monument, has been named the top tourism experience in the United States by JRNY Magazine’s 2025 America Awards.
The Navajo Nation Water Rights Commission and the Navajo Nation Department of Justice’s Water Rights Unit are hosting nine public education meetings on water rights.
The finals of the Rehoboth Christian boys basketball tournament is set and it will feature a rematch between the two finalists from one year ago.
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At just seven years old, Kacee Yazzie has become a familiar name at song and dance events across the Navajo Nation. With turquoise gleaming and his steps locked to the drum, the second grader from Tó Łigaaí, New Mexico, looks at ease each time he enters the arena.
Construction is underway on staff housing for the Echo Cliffs Health Center, with a groundbreaking on Aug. 27 along Coppermine Road just south of the clinic site.
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.
At 28, Shandiin Herrera has already traveled far beyond the sandstone walls of Monument Valley, but early this month she returned home in the most meaningful way when she stood before the Navajo Nation Supreme Court to take her oath as a member of the Navajo Nation Bar Association.
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.
Hundreds gathered at the historic Lobo Theater in Albuquerque on Nov. 9 for an afternoon of music, food donations and winter clothing distribution during a community-led food and coat drive organized by hip-hop artist and activist Nataanii Means.
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