Navajo Nation

Navajo Nation president denies alleged sexual misconduct

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren addressed the allegations that Vice President Richelle Montoya said he sexually harassed her last year

May 30, 2024

PHOTOS: Durango 9-R’s Title VI Native American Education program celebrates Class of 2024

Graduates represent seven tribes, including Southern Ute, Ute Mountain Ute and Navajo Diné, on Saturday

May 18, 2024

‘How do you approve an underground toxic waste dump without telling nobody?’

Case highlights the sometimes antiquated laws and overlapping jurisdictions that govern oil and gas production in New Mexico

May 10, 2024

Fruitland’s Timberlin Henderson wins men’s Shiprock Marathon

Massachusetts resident Christina Marin wins women’s marathon; Farmington runners also shine

May 5, 2024

Lori Piestewa Navajo Hopi Honor Ride set for May 16-19

Four-day motorcycle event honors fallen Native American warriors

May 3, 2024

Authorities arrest man suspected of fatally shooting 1 person, wounding 2 others in northern Arizona

Charges include second-degree murder

May 3, 2024

Authorities arrest man suspected of fatally shooting 1 person, wounding 2 others in northern Arizona

TUBA CITY, Ariz. (AP) — A man suspected of fatally shooting one person and wounding two others in a domestic…

May 2, 2024

41st annual Shiprock Marathon to take place Saturday

More than 1,000 expected to compete in marathon, half-marathon and 5K race

April 28, 2024

Bill from Utahns in Congress could jeopardize expanded compensation for downwinders

Set to expire this June, RECA was on track for a bipartisan facelift after the U.S. Senate voted 69-30 in…

April 24, 2024

Why did it take so long for the Navajo Nation to secure a Superfund designation?

Waste from 40 years of uranium mining has contaminated watersheds across the reservation

April 2, 2024

‘I’m just a man who loves God’: Herman Buck starts tenure

Buck’s life mission is to pray with and for the worst of the worst

March 31, 2024

Farmington Mayor to appoint first Navajo to city council

Herman Buck, a businessman and Shiprock High School graduate, will be appointed to District 2 seat on Tuesday

March 23, 2024

Author, filmmaker Ramona Emerson speaks at San Juan College Monday

Emerson’s debut novel ‘Shutter’ sets stage for a trilogy

March 21, 2024

First Superfund site on Navajo Nation to address uranium mining pollution

Residents in Arizona community have suffered impacts of radiation exposure for decades

March 15, 2024

Bloomfield officials address transients, alcohol abuse and cold weather

Improperly dressed man found dead Jan. 12 in Bloomfield

February 16, 2024

Sanostee man indicted on sexual assault charge

Nathan Mescale accused of sexually abusing woman in December

January 31, 2024

Woods signs letter of intent to Florida A&M University

KCHS senior golfer looks to expand game and education to the collegiate level

January 18, 2024

Local artist presents ‘Deconstructing the West’ at the Civic Center

Michael Darmody mixes grief with sarcasm in artwork

January 16, 2024

Documentary film ‘In the Dirt’ screens Saturday in Farmington

Set on Navajo Nation, 45-minute film has received multiple film festival awards

January 1, 2024

Navajo Highways puppet show to take place Dec. 6 at MCHS

The show was created by Time Magazine’s 2021 Guardian of the Year Pete Sands

December 4, 2023

Native American Fashion Show held at Piedra Vista High School

Celebrates Native American Heritage Month and Indigenous culture

November 17, 2023

Durango High School teacher breathes new life into Indigenous language

Elfreida Begay translates words that are relevant to most teens, sparking interest among students

November 13, 2023

Hunter killed Sunday on Navajo Nation

Hunter shoots another hunter on reservation

November 9, 2023

Native American Heritage 8K Run held at Berg Park

The event was about “meeting needs through running”

November 6, 2023