Growing up in the Navajo tradition, there was a distance ... expand knowledge while protecting communities from further language loss. Instead of viewing language loss as inevitable ...

The Navajo Nation Commission on Emergency Management unanimously approved Resolution No. 25-005, officially declaring a State ...

One challenge in particular is the language barrier. Without proper communication, the doctors can’t adequately help the patient. Vada Smiley, a Navajo medical interpreter bridges that gap.

Growing up in the Navajo tradition, Martin received limited ... expand knowledge while protecting communities from further language loss. Instead of viewing language loss as inevitable ...

"They call me the headset lady,” she explained, as she does most of her teaching wearing a headset — which includes immersing babies into the Navajo language as a childcare provider.

My grandma and my great aunt speak Navajo, they are a big part of my life, and I would like to be able to speak with them."Many Native Americans, like Lebbon's grandmother, faced language loss ...

On a macro-level, any Navajo language loss marks a cultural and linguistic ... elderly medical patients from other tribes were facing challenges similar to what she was witnessing in Shiprock.