Family’s ‘spoon keeper’: Kassie John, fifth-generation rug weaver, crowned 2024-25 Miss Indian World
Miss Indian World Kassie John is her family’s “spoon keeper.”
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St. Michael scores first-round win over Fredonia
The St. Michael softball team needed just five innings to overpower No. 8 Fredonia on the road in the first round of the 1A state playoffs.
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Letters | A letter to the 10th grade class at Thoreau High School
It lifts my spirits to see students engaging in the public discourse about how to address the long legacy of uranium mining on the Navajo Nation. My job as a scientist for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to help protect communities by cleaning up the mine waste rock and contamination left by mining companies decades ago
Politics
Legislation to override presidential veto on Navajo Council winter session agenda
The Naabik’íyáti Committee recommended that the Navajo Nation Council override President Buu Nygren’s veto resolution that would approve virtual attendance at chapter meetings Without debate
Business
Learning together: Newest Change Labs Kinship Lending Cohort shares business experiences and tips
The Change Labs Kinship Lending program's newest cohort includes a former Navajo Nation Council delegate, coffee shop owners, artists, silversmiths, and a fashion designer.
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Diné College breaks ground for STEM building
Diné College and Navajo Nation officials gathered on Monday for the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new $7.4 million math and science building that will be located at the Shiprock south campus.
Sports
Rehoboth softball improves to 17-0 overall
The Rehoboth Christian softball team is off to its best start in program history.
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Culture
‘A dream come true’ Polo Ralph Lauren x Naiomi Glasses honors Diné heritage and centuries-old weaving traditions
What was unwanted by rug buyers became what luxury brand Ralph Lauren sought.
Health
Leading the charge for HIV/AIDS across Arizona
One of many organizations initiating an end to HIV/AIDS in Arizona is the Phoenix-based nonprofit Aunt Rita’s Foundation, with avid members paving the way.
People
‘A Navajo girl’s dream’: Diné’ asdzą́ą́ pilot soars as a hometown hero
Out of 200 nominees, Teresa Lynch-Chrapkiewicz, the first Diné woman to receive an FAA private pilot license in 1998, was selected as the “2024 Hometown Hero” in Charleston, South Carolina.
Education
SAT testing enters ‘less stressful’ a new era
The SAT has allowed students to show colleges their potential in what they know, but since time has changed, the new digital SAT is a complete experience.
Arts
Samantha T. Begay, one of five DC student artists, to show work in ‘Between Worlds’
The exciting part of looking through a photographer’s portfolio is learning how they view the world through their lens.
Community
196 teams to compete in 2024 NABI
The popular and well attended Native American Basketball Invitational, now in its 21st year, is expanding its nationwide reach in tribal communities by endorsing “local” all-Native tournaments.
