422 Views NAVAJO NATION — Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk and Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren showed off while dedicating a Four Corners skatepark Monday.
353 Views WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation is set to receive federal emergency aid to help repair damage caused by severe flooding during a series of storms earlier this year. President Joe Biden on Tuesday granted a disaster declaration for the largest Native American reservation in the U.S.,
450 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Navajo Nation has taken its fight for water access to the U.S. Supreme Court. The court heard arguments Monday that the U.S. government has a duty to address Navajo water rights. The tribe wants access to water from the lower Colorado River that flows along
407 Views Navajo Nation, N.M. — Back in January, Vice President Richelle Montoya was sworn in and made history in doing so, as she became the highest-appointed official in the history of the Navajo Nation. “How does it feel?” Montoya said. “All I can say is I am extremely humbled, extremely
403 Views New Mexico public schools expel Native American students more often than white students. Gallup-McKinley County Schools is the reason for most of this difference. Gallup-McKinley County Schools is in western New Mexico.
381 Views “We want to make sure that we always have an open door of communication with them,” Chief Harold Medina, with the Albuquerque Police Department, said. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Albuquerque Police Department is working to strengthen its collaboration with tribes and pueblos throughout New Mexico.
432 Views The roundhouse within the New Mexico state capitol was filled to capacity, leaving standing room only as elders, youth, and leaders, both state and tribal from surrounding communities. They gathered Feb. 3 to celebrate American Indian Day.
496 Views In November 2022, the Center for Southwest Research at the University of New Mexico opened the Carl N. Gorman and William Dean Wilson Collections, presenting the materials and records of two original Navajo Code Talkers from the largest donation of Indigenous history materials ever received by the CSWR.
422 Views WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday said 15 Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million this year to fund settlements that ensure access to water that’s legally theirs. The money will help carry out agreements known as water rights settlements. They define the
467 Views The Navajo Nation has rescinded a mask mandate that’s been in effect since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, officials announced Friday, fulfilling a pledge that new tribal President Buu Nygren made while campaigning for the office.
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