The Fourth of July is a national holiday that many Native Americans have a hard time celebrating. The reasons vary, but one reason is that it reminds them of what was lost to many tribal communities to make room for what is now the United States. Join Levi Rickert, publisher and editor of Native News […]
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Navajo President Signs Landmark ARPA Legislation to Double Infrastructure Projects
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed legislation on Tuesday aimed at maximizing the use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to boost infrastructure development across the reservation. The legislation, passed by the Navajo Nation Council on June 5, allocates $521.8 million of ARPA funding into a newly established Revenue Replacement Reserve. According to […]
25th Navajo Nation Council Honors the Service of All Women Veterans
In recognition of National Women’s Veterans Day on Wednesday, June 12, the 25th Navajo Nation Council honored the strength and sacrifice of all women warriors who serve to protect our sacred homelands and freedom. National Women’s Veterans Day is celebrated on June 12, on the anniversary of the 1948 Women’s Armed Services Integration Act signed […]
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Addressing Uranium Mining Catastrophe on Navajo Land
Guest Opinion. Last Monday, the United States paid tribute to the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to defend our freedom. This day resonates deeply with the Navajo people whose citizens heroically served as the renowned Navajo Code Talkers in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The Code Talkers are remembered […]
Nonprofit and military team build home for family of Navajo WWII veteran
GALLUP, N.M. (KRQE) – The family of a World War II Navajo veteran is getting a special gift. It’s all thanks to a local nonprofit and other service members. “I am so happy and blessed – blessed about this house I’m getting. It means a lot to me,” expressed Alvin Malone, a son of a WWII veteran. Alvin Malone […]
Diné College, ASU collaborate on Navajo Law Program
Students at Diné College leave the Ned Hatathlie Center at the school’s Tsailie, Arizona, campus. (Photo courtesy Diné College) Navajo students interested in studying the fundamentals of Navajo Nation law can now do so closer to home, as Diné College and Arizona State University are joining forces to offer a new Bachelor of Arts in […]
A railroad worker figured out how to send thousands of gallons of drinking water by rail from Mississippi to the Navajo Nation to alleviate the water crisis
Andrew Halter delivers water 1,200 miles by rail to the Navajo Nation from Mississippi. Navajo Nation residents struggle with water scarcity, with 30% lacking reliable drinking water. Halter hopes water-by-rail can be a solution for other Western communities and in natural disasters. Andrew Halter had been in the railroad business for 25 years, mostly in […]