Navajo

Navajo Star Wars: A Reason To Celebrate

Christine Trudeau — Sat, 25 May 2013 08:37:17 +0000

This summer Star Wars, Episode Four will get re-dubbed in Navajo. It’s the first time a major motion picture will be translated into a North American Indigenous language. As KUNM’s Christine Trudeau reports, the project may provide "A New Hope" for Navajo families wishing to learn and preserve the language.

Navajo Nation Hikes Sales Tax by 1%

The Farmington Daily News — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:10:38 +0000

FARMINGTON, N.M. (Farmington Daily News) — Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly is expected to sign a bill this week that would increase the tribe's sales tax by 1 percent. The Navajo Nation Council passed the bill last week. Money from the increase would go toward education and energy development when it takes effect in January.

Sandia Lab Extends Agreement to Assist Navajo Energy Ventures

The Associated Press — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:32:34 +0000

FARMINGTON, N.M. (Farmington Daily Times) — Sandia National Laboratories extended an agreement with the Navajo Nation to provide technical assistance as the tribe develops its energy resources.

The Farmington Daily Times reports (http://bit.ly/RgxftQ) that the agreement announced Friday extends the cooperative relationship between the federal lab and the tribe another five years.

ALEC Protesters Target Navajo Generating Station

Devin Browne — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:27:31 +0000

Sixteen people were arrested at the Salt River Project’s offices in Tempe Arizona on Friday. As Devin Brown reports from the Fronteras Changing America Desk, the protesters want the utility company to stop operating their coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation.

Backyard Foods in the Southwest

Jill Replogle — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:20:42 +0000

Tired of waiting in line at the supermarket during this holiday season? Well, there may be some food you can harvest right out your back door. From the Fronteras Changing America Desk, Jill Replogle introduces us to some native foods that are making a comeback in the southwest.

Navajo Thanksgiving Traditions

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:07:24 +0000

For some Native Americans Thanksgiving is not quite the same kind of celebration that it is for other Americans. After all, the Pilgrim arrival and settlement didn’t exactly work out well for the Natives. In the vast Navajo Nation in the southwest, many do gather with families to give thanks on this holiday, just like their Anglo neighbors. But Navajo traditions teach them that Thanksgiving is, for them, a daily practice. That’s what Navajo teacher Brent Chase passes on to the children in his Joseph City (northern Arizona) classroom when its time for the Thanksgiving lesson.

Last of Navajo Code Talkers Shares His Experience of WWII

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:18:13 +0000

Only one of the original Navajo Code Talkers remains. Those were the 29 Navajo Marines who used their native language to devise an unbreakable code during World War II. Laurel Morales of the Fronteras Changing America Desk spoke with 90-year-old Veteran Chester Nez.

Navajo Head Start Program Funded

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:37:55 +0000

The federal government has decided to fully fund the Head Start program on the Navajo Nation. As Fronteras Changing America Desk correspondent Laural Morales reports, this is after the feds threatened to cut the tribe’s program in half three months ago.

Navajo and Hopi Tribes Discuss Future of Coal

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:30:46 +0000

Whichever direction that fight goes, some are seeing the writing on the wall. For decades the Navajo and Hopi Tribes have relied on the coal industry as their economic base. As Laural Morales reports from the Fronteras Changing America Desk, tribal leaders from the Four Corners region joined with academics and political leaders in Flagstaff last week to come up with alternative economic resources.

Navajo Nation to Issue First Bonds

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:28:28 +0000

The Navajo Nation plans to issue its first bonds to raise funds for local infrastructure projects. Unlike their state and municipal counterparts, tribes typically face more challenges borrowing money. As Laurel Morales reports from the Fronteras Changing America Desk, this move may pave the way for other tribes looking to stimulate their economies.

Navajo Tribe Split on Grand Canyon Flight Noise

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:19:22 +0000

Four months after the official public comment period ended, Grand Canyon officials are still waiting for the Navajo Nation to comment about flight noise.

Clothing Co. Pulls Navajo Name from Products

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:18:25 +0000

The word “Navajo” no longer appears on the Urban Outfitters website. The trendy clothing chain has removed it from numerous product names in the wake of criticism from the Navajo Nation. The tribe has trademarks on the Navajo name. As Laurel Morales reports from the Fronteras Changing America Desk, all this brings up a bigger debate about private business misrepresenting and profiting from Native American imagery.

Navajo Coal Plant to Be Demolished

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:40:44 +0000

Next month the last of the world’s largest coal-slurry plants will literally implode. The Mohave Generating Station in Laughin Nevada closed in 2005 after a series of conflicts with environmentalists and the Navajo Nation over pollution and water use.

EPA To Clean Up Uranium Mine on Navajo Nation

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:07:00 +0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced this week plans to clean up the largest and highest priority uranium mine on the Navajo Nation.

Navajo Nation Tries to Stop Snow Making With Recycled Waste Water in AZ

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:32:20 +0000

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The Navajo Nation makes a last-ditch effort to stop recycled waste water from being used to make snow on the San Francisco Peaks north of Flagstaff.

Hopi and Navajo Tribes and Redistricting in AZ

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:07:03 +0000

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Two tribes with competing interests are ready to cooperate in one Arizona congressional district.

Tony Hillerman's Daughter Examines the Landscapes that Inspired His Work

Sarah Gustavus — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:26:42 +0000

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Anne Hillerman talks about a new book out that she and her husband, photographer Don Stel, started working on before her father Tony Hillerman passed away last year.