Navajo Nation

New Mexico

New grant available to Native American filmmakers in New Mexico

$100,000 allocated each year to the program

January 28, 2020

New Mexico

Historic graduation at Navajo Technical University

students become first licensed veterinary technicians to graduate

January 7, 2020

Regional News

‘Baby Shark’ creators release Navajo version of viral video

Pinkfong, a brand of the South Korea company SmartStudy, announced it unveiled the new version Sunday after holding singing auditions…

December 29, 2019

Regional News

Sports editor apologizes for tweeting ‘scalps’ after game

Hobbs News-Sun Sports Editor Jason Farmer said Friday the tweet was “very inappropriate and completely insensitive.” The world “scalp” has…

December 29, 2019

Local News

Church’s Native Hope Solar brings light and heat to Navajo families

Durango’s First United Methodist group’s efforts grow among isolated residents

December 25, 2019

Regional News

‘Baby Shark’ Navajo auditions help to close generation gap

Wilson was the only child among several men, women and elders to audition for a singing role in the Navajo…

December 22, 2019

Regional News

Man pleads guilty in death of Navajo Nation police officer

Kirby Cleveland faces a possible life sentence in the killing of Navajo Nation Officer Houston Largo, who was shot March…

December 13, 2019

Regional News

Ex-Navajo housing CEO: Nude photos part of revenge plot

Craig Dougall told the Gallup Independent this week he made a mistake in using the company phone to share intimate…

December 6, 2019

Music

‘Baby Shark’ creators plan Navajo version of popular video

Fans gesture the baby shark as Washington Nationals’ Gerardo Parra bats during the sixth inning of Game 3 of the…

December 3, 2019

Local News

Navajo Nation ends energy company’s general indemnity agreement

Leaders cite financial concerns over liability

November 13, 2019

Local News

Navajo Transitional Energy becomes third-largest coal producer in U.S.

Company has acquired mines in Wyoming and Montana

October 26, 2019

Regional News

Navajo company keeps 1,200 workers after buying 3 coal mines

The announcement Thursday came a day after a federal judge gave final approval for the transfer of the mines from…

October 4, 2019

Local News

FBI investigates homicide in northeast Arizona

killed in home invasion in Sweetwater

September 22, 2019

Regional News

Virtual reality used to highlight uranium contamination

The arts collective Bombshelltoe has collected 360-degree footage of land near Churchrock, New Mexico, to show how people and the…

September 15, 2019

Regional News

Ex-tribe chapter accounts specialist pleads guilty to fraud

Tribal prosecutors say Roberta Silversmith issued 16 checks between June 2016 and January 2017 to her son, who never worked…

August 30, 2019

Business

Kayenta Coal Mine layoffs hit as Navajo Generating Station closure looms

A bulldozer crawls over a pile of coal at Peabody’s Kayenta Mine on the Navajo Nation in 2012. The mine…

August 29, 2019

Regional News

Navajo authorities search for missing boy

The Navajo Nation police say that Kyron Kelewood, who is 21 months, went missing Thursday, and volunteers and authorities searched…

June 28, 2019

Visual Arts

David ‘Chethlahe’ Paladin: Painting the Dream

Kilgore American Indian Art featuring work by famed Navajo artist

June 14, 2019

Local News

Benton Yazzie: Art as therapy

artist talks personal journey at Mancos library

June 12, 2019

Local News

David ‘Chethlahe’ Paladin: Painting the Dream

Kilgore American Indian Art featuring work by famed Navajo artist

June 5, 2019

Arts and Entertainment

Four Corners Poets come to Mancos

women speak of identity, literature at library

May 10, 2019

Local News

Four Corners Poets come to Mancos

women speak of identity, literature at library

May 8, 2019

Regional News

Utah cities to help bring electricity to more Navajos

The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the test project is expected to get electricity to about 200 families. An estimated…

February 23, 2019

Local News

Navajo Technical University gets funding for manufacturing school

Science Foundation, Commerce Department support school

December 3, 2018