The complaint claims the order to remove land near Chaco Canyon from oil and gas leasing could cost residents millions of dollars in lost royalties.
With the signing of a final decree in Utah, work can move forward on developing projects to deliver clean running water to homes that lack it.
Navajo rug weaving tradition provides cultural and economic sustenance for elders like Vina Horseherder, supported by events like Adopt-A-Native-Elder's rug show.
Navajo government officials sought to reassure tribal members that uranium shipments traversing the Navajo Nation have enough safeguards to keep people safe. They also say they didn’t have a choice but to allow it.
Navajo Nation officials this week addressed ongoing concerns about the recent restart of uranium ore hauling through the reservation.
Laura Tohe, poet laureate of the Navajo Nation, is the tribe’s first. She’s published books of poetry, oral histories and even librettos for decades, often retelling 200 years of Navajo history.
On Wednesday, the Health, Education, and Human Services Committee convened a special session to review a report from the Navajo Nation Department of Justice concerning a recent memorandum from the U.S.
“Whether it is simple ignorance or worse, outright disrespect for and harassment of Tribal citizens, ICE’s law enforcement tactics reflect an abdication of U.S. trust and treaty responsibility with Tribal nations and their citizens, and cannot stand,’’ the senators wrote in a Feb. 18 letter.
Utah and the Navajo Nation have finalized a landmark water rights agreement. A state judge signed an interlocutory decree late last month to formally transfer annual water rights totaling 81,500 acre-feet of water to the Navajo Nation,
Keyshawn Whitehorse will be competing in this weekend’s ‘Unleash the Beast’ event in Milwaukee against more than 30 of the best bull riders.
Energy Fuels Inc. will be responsible for these trips. The company and the Navajo Nation have agreed to allow them for the next two to four years. The company will have to make sure their trucks are up to Navajo Nation standards to keep the land and people living there safe.
Leah Swenson is a hero. That's how she's seen by those who work alongside her, helping thousands on a volunteer basis with Navajo Strong.