Almost 22% of U.S. residents age 5 and older spoke a language other than English at home, double the share from four decades ...

Affected projects include museum exhibits, a college minor on rural communities, and Navajo language preservation ... groups are reeling after the abrupt loss of millions in federal humanities ...

Learning a new language can be hard, especially when the language is as scarce and complicated as the Navajo language. Aresta La Russo, a visiting scholar at the University of Arizona, has taught ...

Cheryl Nez saw the posters in Cody’s office displaying Navajo language and culture ... of their pandemic experience — and of their loss — has been eclipsed by the need to address day-to-day challenges ...

For Merrit it all started at home. “Navajo was my first language,” he said. But that’s not always the case. Yazzie started learning Navajo as she got older. “(It) is very scarce out here ...

Navajo is now the official language of the Navajo Nation, placing an obligation on the tribal government to preserve and strengthen the language. Legislation was approved by the Navajo Nation ...

President Buu Nygren signed legislation on Christmas Eve officially recognizing Diné Bizaad, the Navajo language, as the nation's official language. "One of my priorities coming in as President ...

which Rutledge said translates to “Mexican” despite him being Hawaiian (as the Navajo language originally didn’t have a word for Hawaiian). This blended heritage presented unique challenges. His ...

"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.

The film follows a high school basketball team, the Chuska Warriors, navigating the challenges ... loss and cultural expectations. Inspired by the book Canyon Dreams: A Basketball Season on the ...

In this episode of Tax Notes Talk, Tax Notes investigated the Navajo Nation’s tax challenges with the IRS and gathered firsthand accounts of how its members navigate a complex filing system with ...