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For Navajo and Hopi tribes, Daylight Savings a time of confusion
The Navajo Nation, which also stretches into Utah and New Mexico, will reset clocks for one hour later despite being situated between two territories that remain on standard time: the rest of Arizona and the neighboring Hopi reservation.
Around the Rez: March 13
Around the Rez: March 13
Casting call opens for Navajo translator, voice talent in Route 66 documentary
There is a casting call for a translator and voice artist for the documentary “Route 66: The Untold Story of Women on the Mother Road.”
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‘Oppenheimer,’ Lily Gladstone hit SAG, Academy Awards
“Oppenheimer” continued to steamroll through Hollywood’s awards season on Feb. 24, winning the top prize, for outstanding cast, along with awards for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
A new chapter for old rails: organizations propose creative uses for Black Mesa-Lake Powell corridor track
Since the Black Mesa Peabody Coal mine shut down in August 2019, the railroad that transported coal 78 miles from the Peabody Energy Mine near Kayenta, Arizona, to the Navajo Generating Station power plant in Page, Arizona, hasn’t seen much traction, but that’s about to change.
Climate change, cost and competition for water drive settlement over tribal rights to Colorado River
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation, the Native American tribe with one of the largest outstanding claims to water in the Colorado River basin, is closing in on a settlement with more than a dozen parties, putting it on a path to piping water to tens of thousands of tribal members in Arizona who still live without it.
- Cultivating dreams: Chinle Planting Hope giving opportunities to local youth
- Fueling Hopi: Koho4Hopi partners with Joe Dirt to provide sustainable heating sources for the Hopi community
- Késhjéé: Navajo Shoe Game a winter tradition that explains cycles of life
- Native American nations with scarce internet are building their own broadband networks
- Feds deny permits for controversial project on Black Mesa
- Inspired by royalty: KUSD students meet former Miss Navajos
- Shimá Storytelling mothers aim to bring Navajo language to youngest generation
- Arizona Indian Festival in Scottsdale showcases authentic Hopi and Navajo jewelry, art
- Melvin Yazzie honored for 35 years working with abandoned mines, education on Navajo Nation
- New Mexico schools get surprise visit from Save the Children foundation celebrities
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Tohatchi alum steps in as new Navajo Nation vet
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren welcomed Dr. David Manuelito, the Navajo Nation’s first veterinarian in over two years, to the Navajo Nation Veterinary Management Feb. 26.
Oak Springs Chapter House renovation breaks ground
OAK SPRINGS, Ariz. — Navajo Nation Council Delegate Brenda Jesus joined officials from the Oak Springs Chapter during a groundbreaking ceremony Feb. 23 to celebrate the construction of the Oak Springs Chapter House kitchen addition and renovation project.
U.S. Senate votes in favor of RECA reauthorization, add-ons
WASHINGTON — The United States Senate voted (69-30) in favor of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act (S.3853), sponsored by Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) March 7.
- New signs for Hopi ancestral village
- Native American tribes gain new authority to stop unwanted hydropower
- FCC to consider emergency public alert for endangered Native Americans
- Whiteriver, Arizona community finds unity in basketball through Alchesay Falcons
- Kayenta Township clean-up week initiatives take center stage
- HOPI Substance Abuse Prevention Center fundraiser showcases local artisans
- Navajo women-led nonprofit, Yee Ha’ólníi Doo, receives $2 mil grant for tribal home repairs
- Hopi author inducted into Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame
- New health care center coming to remote Bodaway-Gap region
- Development Committee approves amendments to Homesite Lease program
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A storytime surprise at Kayenta preschool
A special guest arrived at the Kayenta ABC Preschool Award Ceremony March 5.
CocoNuts helping to expand FIRST Robotics Competitions, STEAM opportunities to rural Arizona
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Coconino High School students were recently featured in a professional video centering on what they are doing to expand access to STEM, STEAM, and the FIRST program in rural communities in northern Arizona.
Museum of Northern Arizona honors Indigenous youth artists
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Judges recognized young Indigenous artists for their storytelling, unique perspectives, use of color, and reflection on culture in the 2024 Indigenous Art Competition and Exhibition presented by the Museum of Northern Arizona.
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Former Winslow High School baseball coach honored with new monument
Winslow Mayor Roberta Wilcox-Cano honored Art Griffith Feb. 21 at the Vargas Field.
New Winslow police chief brings over 30 years of law enforcement
The Winslow Chamber of Commerce introduced the city’s new police chief, Franklin Caldwell, at Good Morning Winslow in February.
Around Winslow: March 13
Around Winslow: March 13
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Guest column: Stop fixating on our ancestors’ bones
Since Christopher Columbus got lost and landed in what is now the modern-day Dominican Republic, non-Natives have been fascinated with Native Americans.
Guest Column: Clash of two cultures, human remains on the moon
After Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren heard that on Jan. 8, 2024, NASA would launch a rocket headed for the moon with human ashes, he sent letters to NASA and the U.S. Department of Transportation with a formal objection and asked that the mission be delayed.
Judy Martinez named publisher
Judy Martinez was promoted to publisher of the Williams-Grand Canyon News and the Navajo-Hopi Observer effective Jan. 1.
- Guest column: Turning my personal achievement into action
- Biden’s executive order promises brighter future
- Guest column: Tribes, Native Public Media urge FCC to establish missing and endangered event code
- Why Lakota and other Native tribes consider hair sacred
- Guest Column: President’s office takes allegations of assault and misconduct seriously
- The Road to Healing: The power of tribal communities
- Guest column: What is the Interior doing for Indian Country?
- Guest Column: “Oppenheimer” erases history of nuclear waste caused to Navajo Nation
- Letter to the Editor: “Land Back” more complex than article states
- Guest column: Designation of Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni national monument will protect Indigenous cultural uses
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Center for Disease Control updates Covid-19 isolation protocols
In response to evolving data on COVID-19, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its recommendations for isolation periods.
Coconino County Sheriff warns residents of new local phone scams
Concerned citizens have contacted authorities reporting instances where callers claim to be affiliated with the Coconino County Sheriff's Office or another law enforcement agency.
Applications now being accepted for Grand Canyon Trust 2024 LeaderShift Scholars
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Grand Canyon Trust has announced it is accepting applications for the 2024 LeaderShift Scholars program.
- Colorado River basin states pitch ways to absorb shortages
- U.S. Senate votes in favor of RECA reauthorization, add-ons
- Indigenous syphilis outbreak in U.S. prompts action
- Theatrikos’ auditions for Men on Boats March 10-11 in Flagstaff
- Rose Fowler: Grand Canyon Cultural Demonstration Program March 5-7
- House of Represenatives passes legislation to boost support for Indigenous entrepreneurs
- US appeals court ruling could allow mine development on Oak Flat, land sacred to Apaches
- Zuni Youth Enrichment Project announces National Park trips
- Taken but not forgotten: Human trafficking exhibit coming to Flagstaff March 1
- Forest Service unveils $20M grant initiative to help tribes access climate market
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Obituary: Patricia Keller
Patricia Keller, a retired teacher, world traveler and hiker, passed peacefully on Jan. 15.
Obituary: Robert “Bob” H. Piestewa
Robert “Bob” H. Piestewa Ames, a trailblazing Hopi Indian, first Native American Stanford Law School graduate, and devoted family man, passed away peacefully at his Salinas, CA home on Dec. 5, 2023, at the age of 94.
Obituary: Donald Ray Petranovich
Donald will be greatly missed by his family and friends, and all the players and relationships he developed over the years.