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Grassroots effort gets people out to vote on Navajo Nation
Activists, advocates and actors mounted horses on a Saturday morning last month for a ride through the red rock of El Capitán Mountain in iconic Monument Valley. The Solidarity Trail Ride was part of the nationwide event Ride to the Polls, which was organized by Protect the Sacred, a grassroots organization to motivate young Indigenous voters.
80 years later, Navajo Code Talker marks group’s early days
It's been 80 years since the first Navajo Code Talkers joined the Marines, transmitting messages using a code based on their then-unwritten native language to confound Japanese military cryptologists during World War II — and Thomas H. Begay, one of the last living members of the group, still remembers the struggle.
Navajo president selects political newcomer as VP candidate
Navajo President Jonathan Nez announced recently that he has selected a political newcomer who is a lawyer and Air Force veteran to be his running mate in the general election.
Jonathan Nez, Buu Nygren advance for Navajo presidency
Voters from the Navajo Nation will see familiar faces in the tribe's general election: their current president and a former vice presidential candidate, both of whom were on the ballot in 2018.
Navajos to narrow list of 15 presidential hopefuls to 2
Navajo voters will decide today which two of 15 presidential hopefuls they want to advance to the tribe's general election.
State should do more to empower Native Americans with school choice
When eight Navajo families in Window Rock received a letter from the Arizona Department of Education last month, they were shocked by what was inside.
In Indian Country, potholes can be a bump in the road to an education
Classrooms at Keams Canyon Elementary School in northeast Arizona are noticeably emptier during the winter and monsoon months.
Arlando Teller: He made a promise to never forget his roots
Rep. Arlando Teller introduces himself with his hand raised, fingers spread.
Keeping Navajo plant protects jobs, tribes, rural communities
Like all meaningful opportunities for economic development, we should pull out all the stops to keep the Navajo Generating Station online. We owe it to the Navajo and Hopi people, and we owe it to ourselves to fight for our energy security, our economic strength and our rural communities.
Voters shatter state record for turnout in primary election
More Arizonans voted in the 2018 primary election than in any other primary in the state’s history, a surge that was in part fueled by strong gains from Democrats at the polls.
Peabody seeks to extend the life of Navajo Generating Station
Coal supplier Peabody Energy is pressing the case before the Arizona Corporation Commission to save the Navajo Generating Station. Peabody Energy, the largest private-sector coal producer in the world, owns the Kayenta Mine, which operates solely to fuel the Navajo power plant.
Federal land buyback program paid $175 million to Arizona tribes so far
Arizona tribal members have received more than $175 million in the first four years of a federal program to buy back and consolidate parcels of land that are now split between multiple owners, the Interior Department said on November 1.
