Blogs
06
Oct
Reauthorization process for grant schools to change
BY CHRISTOPHER S. PINEO
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK –– The process once known as the Reauthorization Application for grant schools wil...
30
Sep
WHEN TAKING YOUR NEXT DRINK, THINK, WATER FIRST!
Holding up his cell phone, Leroy Silva, Laguna, suggests using social media as a way to get the word out that sugary drinks are out a...
29
Sep
Nike designer’s advice: Just do it
Lacey Trujillo shows Window Rock High School students a Nike shoe during her presentation in Fort Defiance on Oct. 27.
BY RAVONELL...
29
Sep
Claw, the man behind ‘The Great Seal of the Navajo Nation’ remembered
BY BILL DONOVAN
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
WINDOW ROCK — When John Claw Jr., was interviewed by the Navajo Times about 30 years ago durin...
28
Sep
Prelim scheduled today for shooting suspect
By Krista Allen and Donovan Quintero
Navajo Times
FLAGSTAFF – Alleged Northern Arizona University shooter Steven Edward Jones is he...
14
Sep
St. Michaels Chapter Earth Day clean up
St. Michaels Chapter Com- munity Earth Day Clean Up Day is set for Friday, April 21, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Volunteers are needed to he...
13
Sep
Number of drilling rigs in San Juan Basin sparks optimism
FARMINGTON (AP) — A recent increase in the number of drilling rigs operating in the San Juan Basin is sparking optimism that the downtu...
12
Sep
Alamo Chapter faces potential sanctions for alleged mismanagement of funds
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE — If a bill questioning Alamo Chapter’s use of tribal and state funds is approved...
12
Sep
NTUA agrees to pay $6M to improve sewage treatment
BY KRISTA ALLEN
WESTERN AGENCY BUREAU
TUBA CITY — Navajo Tribal Utility Authority has agreed to spend $6 million to bring six of it...
12
Sep
Book provides a view of Navajo from Belfast
COURTESY | SEACOURT PRINT CENTER
Close up of Schwemberger’s photo of nine Diné girls, with Eleanor Chee in the middle and others o...
11
Sep
Off to a sober start in Albuquerque
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE — Raymond Lee, Diné, from Shiprock, has a jovial smile and a sincere way of getti...
21
Dec
ROUND ROCK’S ROGERS, MARANA’S PETSKA WIN NFR TEAM-ROPING CHAMPIONSHIP
BY QUENTIN JODIE
NAVAJO TIMES
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Among the many tense battles at this year’s Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, the tea...
21
Dec
Last defendant in homeless murders gets 20 years
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ALBUQUERUQUE – Three-and-a-half years after Kee Thompson and Allison Gorman were brutally mur...
21
Dec
Coffee in half the time
Nonprofit working to install running water in Baca-Prewitt area
BY STACY THACKER
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
PREWITT, N.M. – Freddie Ja...
21
Dec
Code Talker, Chinle icon Teddy Draper Sr. passes
BY CINDY YURTH
TSÉYI’ BUREAU
CHINLE — In the history books, Teddy Draper Sr.’s long life boils down to two sentences.
“We have r...
21
Dec
20 YEARS: Last defendant in murders of homeless Diné sentenced
But she said what hurts the most is that her 18-month-old son, Jaimz, won’t be able to get to know his grandpa.
“He would have been ...
21
Dec
Diné College faculty group presents no-confidence letter to provost
BY CINDY YURTH
TSÉYI’ BUREAU
CHINLE — The Diné College Faculty Association on Friday presented President Monty Roessel and Provost ...
21
Dec
Report: One-third of child deaths could be prevented
BY PAULY DENETCLAW
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK — The highest child mortality rate in Arizona is among Native American children, says a...
21
Dec
Seat belt, car seat usage low on Navajo
BY PAULY DENETCLAW
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK — For Norma Bowman, her job as the program manager for highway safety is personal. In 1...
16
Nov
To’hajiilee robotics team places 3rd at state competition
To’hajiilee Community School’s robotics team includes, back row, left to right, Heather Mariano, 8th; Annalysa Toledo, 6th; Kailee Fr...
28
Sep
A nod to the ‘hidden figures’
Native women business owners give back to moms, aunties, grandmas
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE – Setting up...
28
Sep
Nonprofit arts & culture has $90 million impact
FLAGSTAFF – A new study shows that the nonprofit arts and culture industry has an annual impact of $90 million on Flagstaff’s economy, ...
07
Sep
Women’s group rolls out first hall of fame
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
WINDOW ROCK – Several outstanding tribal members and organizations were admitted into the Nat...
09
May
Interior, stakeholders discuss future of NGS
The Department of the Interior met with stakeholders in the Navajo Generating Station last Wednesday to discuss the possible closure ...
27
Apr
Making a point
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feel like the stepchild. It’s a real push when money talks like Citizens United. Besides, some of these charter school C...
27
Apr
Donaldson shares lessons learned from Trump-era hostility
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
LAS CRUCES/MESILLA, NM – U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said and tweeted that jou...
20
Apr
Diné student honors family with exhibit, performance
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE – In the 1930s, Angela Ashley, a Diné weaver from Burnt Water, Arizona, lost mos...
20
Apr
Casuse mural may return to Gallup sidewalk
BY CHRISTOPHER S. PINEO
NAVAJO TIMES
GALLUP — The city of Gallup got a complaint about a trash can and acted promptly to remove the...
13
Apr
Leaders step up to stop violence against Native women
Navajo Nation Council Delegate Amber Kanazbah Crotty stands near the registration table for the 2017 Tribal Leaders Summit held Mar...
06
Apr
Tribal leader: Indian Day marks beginning of collaboration
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE NAVAJO TIMES
ANTA FE, N.M. — Navajo Na- tion President Russell Begaye smiled when Rep. Brian Egolf ...
06
Apr
Oral arguments set in chef harassment case
BY CINDY YURTH
TSÉYI’ BUREAU
CHINLE — Oral arguments in the sexual harassment case against former Diné College food service directo...
06
Apr
Audit, ex-employee confirm Ch’ooshgai school concerns
BY CHRISTOPHER S. PINEO
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK — Ch’ooshgai Community School is looking into abuse of credit cards but a former e...
06
Apr
Diné language gathering calls for nationwide effort
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE — When Jennifer Wheeler was a little girl growing up in Many Farms, Arizona, she ...
06
Apr
Closure of NGS will cause $23M decrease
BY ARLYSSA BECENTI
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK — The Navajo Nation will see a $23 million decrease in revenue from the closure of th...
06
Apr
GRANT: Native talks about acting
Television shows like "Young Indiana Jones" and "Harts of the West" before expanding to film, where he starred next to Hollywood legend...
06
Apr
Saginaw Grant: Playing an Indian on TV
BY ALYSA LANDRY
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
FARMINGTON — Want to be the next big Native actor?
Never give up.
That’s according to Sa...
06
Apr
SHOWCASED: Artists share the limelight
Also on hand was Hopi/ Laguna artist Joe Stacey. He donated a piece to last year's Fun-Raiser.
He was on hand to paint but he also s...
06
Apr
Sharing Native art
Artists showcased at kick-off for Gathering
BY JASON MORGAN EDWARDSa
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
RezArtX organizers Warren Montoya ...
06
Apr
FUSD seeking board applicants
AstroFriday FARMINGTON -
The San Juan College Planetarium will entertain and educate audiences April 7 with a planetarium showing o...
06
Apr
PREVIEW: Artists team up for preview show
Creek, added finishing touches.
And then, a haunting depiction of Chaco Canyon by Joseph Stacey, Hopi/Laguna, sent out an enticing m...
06
Apr
Begaye vetoes disaster relief funds
BY ARLYSSA BECENTI
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK — Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye has line-item vetoed $242,576 appropriated by ...
30
Mar
Long-awaited Alamo school board ballot leaves out primary frontrunners
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE – After months of delay, the Alamo Navajo school board general election is on.
...
30
Mar
A brand new home for ‘Voice of the Navajo Nation’
A KTNN truck sits parked outside its new home on Wednesday in St. Michaels, Ariz. The spacious new radio station is located along State...
30
Mar
Albert D. Begay TUBA CITY
Albert D. Begay TUBA CITY — Funeral services for Albert D. Begay, 81, were held March 25 at the First Baptist Church in Tuba City. Inte...
23
Mar
Are you Navajo enough?!
Book on Navajo bands spotlights ‘gender biasness’
BY ARLYSSA BECENTI
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK – Before Kristina Jacobsen was an as...
23
Mar
Garden at the IPCC yields more than fruits, vegetables
At the first Seasons of Growth Learning class held on March 12, several Albuquerque residents learned about the basics about composti...
23
Mar
Dr. Karletta Daané Chief: professor, spouse, and mother
BY JASON MORGAN EDWARDS
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE - Native women excel in all aspects of giving and nurturing life. Even in ...
23
Mar
KARLETTA: Not only a doctor but a Navajo wife and loving mother
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encouraging friends and advisors along a very challenging curriculum. The world of science – both in academia and in cor...
23
Mar
GARDEN: Pueblo farming techniques are test of time
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“They were harvesting water before it was cool,” mused Sandoval.
The last planting area where tomatoes and chilies wi...
16
Mar
Fellow officer remembers Largo as calming voice during heat of battle
BY DONOVAN QUINTERO
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK — When Police Officer James Hale heard about the shooting late Saturday night, he was ...
16
Mar
LARGO WAS ‘AN EXCELLENT OFFICER’
More than 60 units follow transportation of fallen officer’s body
Retired Navajo police officer, Lt. Leland Tom from Window Rock, ...
16
Mar
MARCHERS: Marchers bring awareness to Native women and family issues
battering, raping, selling, buying, and murdering women.”
Cami Leonard, Dine’ actress, photographer and filmmaker, said she attended...
16
Mar
FALLEN: Officer Largo hailed as outstanding warrior
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Largo, 27, graduated from the police academy in Santa Fe in 2011 and was a police officer for six years. Largo had serve...
16
Mar
Shirley brothers sentenced for murder and assault
BY BILL DONOVAN
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE — May- nard Shirley, 38, one of three brothers arrested in connection with a murde...
16
Mar
Marchers target Wells Fargo Bank and its customers
Actress and activist, Lynnette Haozous, San Carlos Apache/Diné, listens as Leandro Cruz, Santa Ana Pueblo, sings a song honoring wate...
16
Mar
AROUND THE CAPITAL
Chucki Begay Band music, book releasev
Dance to the music of the Chucki Begay Band and celebrate the release of the book about reser...
16
Mar
NTUA ‘a symbol of sovereignty’
Tribal utility company to build new modern headquarters
BY ARLYSSA BECENTI
NAVAJO TIMES
FORT DEFIANCE — After operating for over 5...
16
Mar
Marchers rise to protect rights on International Women’s Day
UNM students raise their hands in solidarity and hold signs to bring attention to concerns for women’s rights under the current admin...
09
Mar
Board of Election Supervisors meeting
The Navajo Nation Board of Election Supervisors will meet today, March 9, at 9 a.m. at the Quality Inn Business Complex, Conference Roo...
09
Mar
Alleged shooter arrested after chase
BY CINDY YURTH
TSÉYI’ BUREAUz
WINDOW ROCK — Navajo Nation Police arrested a suspect Tuesday in an alleged shooting incident in Burn...
09
Mar
NAFSA executive director visits Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON — Last week, Native American Financial Services Association Executive Director Gary Davis was on Capitol Hill to meet with l...
09
Mar
NTUA, did not respond to a request for
NCAI President Brian Cladoosby appears in a live online stream presenting the 2017 state of the union address highlighting Native Ame...
09
Mar
Guided by faith
Gallup woman carries cross for many causes
BY TERRY BOWMAN
NAVAJO TIMES
GALLUP — A Diné woman walks with a wooden cross for fait...
09
Mar
Standing Rock receives united New Mexico tribal support
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE — In a historic move, all 23 New Mexico tribes, nations and pueblos have signed o...
09
Mar
NM House, Senate memorials pass in support of uranium miners
BY FRANCES MADESON
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
SANTA FE — Due to urgent business in Window Rock, Navajo Nation pres- ident Russell Begay...
09
Mar
Everyone’s a leader when it comes to protecting water
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE — Where does your water come from?
How much ground water is left after energ...
16
Feb
Victim’s family welcomes grandchild
With four-month-old Jaymz Dodge, Allison Gorman’s grandson in the center, family members stand together in loving memory of Allison a...
16
Feb
Accountability plan will include Diné culture, government
BY CHRISTOPHER S. PINEO
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK –– Navajo culture and government will feature prominently in the new tribal educat...
16
Feb
Multiple couples get hitched on Valentine’s Day
BY BILL DONOVAN
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
GALLUP — It was marrying day in Gallup Tuesday.
Men and women from all over the county came...
02
Feb
Tséhootsooí Twin Warrior Society veterans meeting
The Tséhootsooí Twin Warrior Society will meet Sunday, Feb. 5, at Fort Defiance Chapter House at 1 p.m. Information: Daniel Yazza, 928-...
02
Feb
Nation buys 363 acres in Flagstaff
BY KRISTA ALLEN
WESTERN AGENCY BUREAU
FLAGSTAFF & TUBA CITY, Ariz. — Last summer, the Navajo Nation purchased more than 300 acr...
02
Feb
Supreme Court to hold hearing for Lawrence Morgan Feb. 10
BY BILL DONOVAN
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
WINDOW ROCK — The only case still remaining in the five-year prosecution of former members of ...
02
Feb
Board of Election elects chair, vice chair
BY ARLYSSA BECENTI
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK — The Navajo Nation Board of Election Supervisors has elected their new chair and vice ...
02
Feb
UNM Kiva Club leads protest against “hate speech”
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE NAVAJO TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE — Around a dozen police officers dressed in riot gear, holding batons to t...
26
Jan
Is Your Business Losing Time and Money Doing Things the Old-Fashioned Way?
Find out How a Managed Service Provider Can help and What You Need to Know Before Hiring One
By Randy Mifflin
Manager at Business...
26
Jan
Due process hearing set for Alamo Navajo School Board
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE — A due process hearing will be held on Monday, Feb. 6 to determine how the Alamo...
26
Jan
Collector wants to sell jish to tribe
BY BILL DONOVAN
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
WINDOW ROCK – Some 20 years after being convicted for trying to illegally sell masks used in N...
26
Jan
Roads, economy take spotlight in State of Nation
BY CHRISTOPHER S. PINEO
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK — Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye brought backup with him for the 2017 Wint...
26
Jan
Is Your Business Losing Time and Money Doing Things the Old-Fashioned Way?
Find out How a Managed Service Provider Can help and What You Need to Know Before Hiring One
By Randy Mifflin Manager at Business So...
26
Jan
Due process hearing set for Alamo Navajo School Board
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE — A due process hearing will be held on Monday, Feb. 6 to determine how the Alamo...
26
Jan
Collector wants to sell jish to tribe
BY BILL DONOVAN
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
WINDOW ROCK – Some 20 years after being convicted for trying to illegally sell masks used in N...
26
Jan
Roads, economy take spotlight in State of Nation
BY CHRISTOPHER S. PINEO
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK — Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye brought backup with him for the 2017 Wint...
26
Jan
BLM, BIA scoping meeting
FARMINGTON — The Bureau of Land Management Farmington Field Office and Bureau of Indian Affairs Navajo Regional Office will hold a scop...
26
Jan
St. Michaels Chapter declares state of emergency
ST. MICHAELS, Ariz. — St. Michaels Chapter President Janis Damon has declared a state of emergency for the community of St. Michaels du...
26
Jan
Board of Election Supervisors meeting
The Navajo Nation Board of Election Supervisors will meet today, Jan. 26, at 9 a.m. at the Quality Inn Business Complex, Conference Roo...
26
Jan
Facebook and Twitter are not enough
Hundreds rally in ABQ in support of Women’s March
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE NAVAJO TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE — Donald Trump, heir ...
26
Jan
We are here; we are watching
Crotty attends Women’s March, skips inauguration
BY ARLYSSA BECENTI
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK — Council Delegate Amber Crotty (To...
19
Jan
Natives have always been featured
Natives have always been featured of myself.”
Another aspect of the story that she found intriguing was the simplicity of the narrat...
19
Jan
‘Such wonderful animals’ — Laurie Wearne
‘Such wonderful animals’ — Laurie Wearners who are looking for ways to stop the epidemic.
“We are doing our small part in raising mo...
19
Jan
Elected council candidate Steven Begay ruled ineligible
BY ARLYSSA BECENTI
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK — The Office of Hearings and Appeals has ruled that Steven Begay does not qualify as a ...
19
Jan
First Native American rapper to be featured in Arizona Hip-Hop Festival
First Native American rapper to be featured in Arizona Hip-Hop Festival will soon have a new album and tour datesand doing it for fun,”...
19
Jan
RDC approves funds for Bennett Freeze homes
BY KRISTA ALLEN
WESTERN AGENCY BUREAU
BODAWAY-GAP, Ariz. – The Resources and Development Committee last Wednesday passed the first ...
19
Jan
‘Big plans’ for King Blizz
BY TERRY BOWMAN
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK — Inspired by music and his work as a producer, one Diné rapper has “big plans” for 2017.
...
19
Jan
Freeland debuts latest film at Sundance
BY JASON MORGAN EDWARDS
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Award-winning Diné filmmaker, Sydney Freeland (Water Edge and Two Who Came Upon the Wa...
19
Jan
Jaa’abaní needs help, now!
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE — Jaaʼabaní, bat, has always been a helper to the Diné and all people of the eart...
19
Jan
Police pay raises attracting qualified candidates
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE - Putting their lives on the line, Navajo police handle calls of every kind – boo...
19
Jan
Nabi eyes downsizing NHA Board
BY ARLYSSA BECENTI
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK – The Naabik’iyati committee last Thursday looked further into the roles that Navajo Ho...
19
Jan
Referendum to use PTF for road construction on hold indefinitely
BY BILL DONOVAN
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
WINDOW ROCK — The Jan. 24 referendum on the question of taking funds from the permanent trust ...
18
Jan
On 1st anniversary, urban Indian alliance holds logo design contest
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE — A year ago, more than 100 members of the urban Indian community met at the Indi...
12
Jan
GAO report: IHS not ensuring quality patient care
BY BILL DONOVAN
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
WINDOW ROCK —The Indian Health Service came under fire Monday from the Government Accounting O...
12
Jan
Bisti Fuels starts as new mine contractor
WINDOW ROCK — Bisti Fuels Co. LLC, a subsidiary of Navajo Transitional Energy Co. LLC, became the new contract operator for Navajo Mine...
05
Jan
Stepping into the New Year
Turnout great for shoe game at museum
BY ARLYSSA BECENTI
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK — Timothy Kay and his sisters rang in the New Ye...
05
Jan
SOBER: The Wellness Center provides breakfast and lunch, a clothing bank, HIV testing, shower and laundry facilities, mai
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with church-based programs, he said he couldn’t listen to religious takes any longer.
“I was automatically against it...
05
Jan
Dancing in the New Year in Shonto
Traditional dancer Alluri Chee simulates a warrior prepping for battle during 13th annual Shonto Powwow on Dec. 31 in Shonto, Arizona.
...
05
Jan
QPR suicide prevention training
CORNFIELDS, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation Department of Behavioral Health Services and Tséhootsooí Medical Center will sponsor a Question, ...
15
Dec
Rez can hope for a white Christmas
BY DONOVAN QUINTERO
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK — Will the Navajo Nation have a white Christmas?
According to the National Oceanic ...
15
Dec
Sage’s legal battles impacting recruitment of doctors
BY ARLYSSA BECENTI
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK – All the negative news coverage and controversy surrounding Sage Hospital has impacted...
08
Dec
Canyon De Chelly Elementary holiday movie
CHINLE — Canyon De Chelly Elementary School presents a free holiday movie “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” on Thursday, Dec. 15, from 5...
08
Dec
Putting words in their mouths
Teaching the languages of the soul at home and abroad
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
TO’HAJIILEE, N.M./ NORTHERN IRELAND ...
08
Dec
Diné student graduates ASU with master’s
TEMPE, Ariz. — Millicent Michelle Pepion will graduate this month with a master’s degree in Family and Human Development from the T. De...
08
Dec
Teaching kids gratitude extends beyond holidays
HOENIX — As the holiday season approaches, it is the perfect time to teach young children a very important life lesson about gratitude ...
01
Dec
NNHRC wants to keep Benally as defendant
BY KRISTA ALLEN
WESTERN AGENCY BUREAU
OLJATO-MONUMENT VALLEY, Utah – The Navajo Nation Hu- man Rights Commission is urg- ing a Ut...
01
Dec
Election aftermath
A City of Gallup employee paints over an anti-Donald Trump message along Coal Avenue in Gallup on Nov. 28.
Tribal court will decide LD...
01
Dec
Prayers for the protectors
ABQ church answers call to prayer for Standing Rock
ALBUQUERQUE — As a deadline approaches for the thousands of tribal members and the...
20
Oct
Hopi teen organizes 1,400-mile run to support Standing Rock
BY PAT CARR
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. — Riley Ortega, a Hopi teenager from Prescott Valley, has some serious conc...
20
Oct
Overcoming addiction, abuse, and anger — a choice
BY CHRISTOPHER S. PINEO
NAVAJO TIMES
CHINLE –– A father takes hold of a horse’s lead alongside the mother of his child.
Both hav...
20
Oct
Indigenous Day talks celebrate Native victories, call for action
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE — On Easter Sunday, Loreal Tsingine, a 27-year old Diné woman who stood about 5 f...
13
Oct
L&O turns thumbs down on Escalade
BY KRISTA ALLEN
WESTERN AGENCY BUREAU
BIDÁÁ’ HA’AZT’I’ & TWIN ARROWS, Ariz. — The five members of the Law and Order Committee o...
13
Oct
2nd Indigenous Day becomes platform for justice
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
LBUQUERUQE — As hundreds of people, mostly tribal members, marched through downtown celebrati...
13
Oct
Begaye budget legal; vetoes stand
BY ARLYSSA BECENTI
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK — The Attorney General of the Navajo Nation Ethel Branch has advised that the budget si...
19
May
Scammers attempt to profit off death of daughter, father says
BY ALYSA LANDRY
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
LOWER FRUITLAND – Gary Mike is asking community members to be careful how they donate.
Mike...
19
May
Efforts are underway to reopen women’s shelter in Shiprock
BY ARLYSSA BECENTI
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK – Efforts are being made to find resources to reopen the Shiprock Home for Women and Ch...
19
May
Children remains buried at Carlisle will return home
BY ALYSA LANDRY
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
FARMINGTON – More than 100 years after their deaths, children buried on the campus of the form...
19
May
Tribal task force against sex trafficking mobilizes
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE – Remote homes, overworked police forces, border towns and open roads into other ...
12
May
BOOKS: ‘He has inspired them beacuse he’s raising the bar for them and the kids are going for it,’ says Hausman
Budinger’s class has already read this year are “Ghost Walk,” “Turtle Dreams” and “Coyote Bead.”
“My kids just loved the books,” he ...
12
May
History of the Navajo Nation Zoo includes a cougar in a car
BY CHRISTOPHER S. PINEO
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK – Did you know there’s a cougar buried under a tree at the Navajo Zoo? Did you kno...
12
May
UPGRADES: Officials hope to attract birthday, graduation parties to pavilion
NAVAJO TIMES | ADRON GARDNER
Visitors make their way through exhibits during the 9th annual Zoo Fest at the Navajo Nation Zoo in Win...
12
May
April Students of the Month
Holbrook High’s April students of the month include: Nick Perry (principal’s selection); David Griffi n-Galvan (fine arts); Brandon Ton...
12
May
Hausman books engage students in reading, history
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE - In this age of digital devices, it can be hard to get students to read a book w...
12
May
Congrats Lil Grads
NAVAJO TIMES | PHOTOS BY KRISTA ALLEN
Devin Barlow shows his certificate of promotion May 5, during the Region IV Navajo Head Start ...
12
May
Visitors to see new upgrades at tribal zoo
BY ARLYSSA BECENTI
NAVAJO TIMES
WINDOW ROCK – Walking through the Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Garden, new features have ...
12
Jan
Alamo locals call for chapter, school board finance transparency
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE — It is all too common that people move off the rez to the city in hopes of a bet...
12
Jan
Former Rep. Renzi leaves prison; asks for new trial
BY JACQUES BILLEAUD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHOENIX — Former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi of Arizona left federal prison Friday after serving thre...
19
Nov
Family seeks justice in Diné man’s border town death
BY COLLEEN KEANE
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
ALBUQUERQUE - When Felicia Herder went to look for her older brother, Harrison Mann Begay, wi...
15
Oct
WITHOUT: Chapters still waiting for funds, say tribe lost their paperwork multiple times
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money, Yazzie said.
However, Yazzie said they usually have the 2016 budget funds before the carryover gets approved. ...
15
Oct
Nation to take control of fire stations
By Alysa Landry
Special to the Times
AZTEC, N.M. – The Navajo Nation by April 1 will assume control of three fire stations previous...
15
Oct
ABQ debuts Indigenous People’s Day
Special to the Times
Colleen Keane
ALBUQUERQUE – In one of the largest turnouts the city has ever seen, more than a thousand people...
15
Oct
Diné College prez suspended
By Cindy Yurth
Tséyi’ Bureau
WINDOW ROCK — Diné College President Maggie George has been placed on administrative leave while the c...
15
Oct
Puerco Valley chapters still without funds
By Stacy Thacker
Navajo Times
WINDOW ROCK — The Puerco Valley Certified Chapters have reopened their doors to the community but now...
15
Oct
INDIGENOUS: New holiday created through city ordinance by ABQ Councilor Rey Garduno
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The new day was created through a city ordinance sponsored by City Councilor Rey Garduno (Dist. 6) that abolished Columb...
15
Aug
Summit raises awareness of human trafficking in N.M.
By Colleen Keane Special to the Times
ALBUQUERQUE - Get free. That’s the message The Life Link, a Santa Fe based agency, is sending ...
15
Aug
Meth addiction ‘a spiritual battle,’ former user reports
By Antonio Ramirez
Navajo Times
WINDOW ROCK - It’s known as the Devil’s drug, G, crystal, ice, and methamphetamine.
Like a fire ...