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Arizona lawmakers condemn ICE detention of Diné man in Phoenix area

Indigenous members of the Arizona House Democratic Caucus on Friday condemned what they described as the unlawful detention of a Navajo man by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. As the man at the center of the incident recounts what happened, he said the encounter left him fearful, traumatized and questioning his safety in his own homeland.

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As I was catching up on the back issues of the Navajo Times, I read the December 26, 2026, article by Krista Allen regarding Marsha Carl and Monument Valley

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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.