Navajo school instills resilience in Diné youth through language continuance efforts
By Taylor Notah | Thursday, May 18, 2017
WINDOW ROCK — “Béédaałniih: Diné bizaad bídahwiil’aah. Táadoo biligáana k’ehjí yádaalłti’í. Ahéhee’.”
State, tribe settle long-running feud over Glendale casino
By J.T. Lain | Wednesday, May 17, 2017
WASHINGTON – State and tribal officials announced a settlement Wednesday of a long-running fight against the Tohono O’odham’s Desert Diamond Casino West Valley, which survived years of legal and legislative challenges before opening in 2015.
Two spirits attempt to reclaim and embrace their identity
By Jenny Ung | Friday, May 5, 2017
Kay Kisto remembers coming out in drag for the first time, wearing a dress in a parade on the Gila River Indian Reservation.
Hopi Jr./Sr. High School hires investigators to examine special education
By Lily Altavena | Monday, May 1, 2017
Hopi Jr./Sr. High School, one of the few high schools serving students on the Hopi Reservation in Northern Arizona, has hired investigators to examine its special education program, according to Bertha Parker, a public relations consultant representing the school.
American Indian Disability Summit connects youth and unemployed with services, training
By Mija Maslar | Monday, April 3, 2017
PHOENIX – Doctors diagnosed Greggory Ohannessian with autism, a disorder characterized by challenges with speech and social skills, when he was 6 years old. Throughout his teen years, aids assisted him in school. In college, his sister helped him with social cues in the classroom.
Arizona youth joins tribal officials to push for diabetes program funds
By Kendra Penningroth | Wednesday, March 29, 2017
WASHINGTON – Alton Villegas offered an unusual call to action Wednesday for an 11-year-old boy: “Destroy the ice cream man.”
Bill to exempt tribes from some labor oversight draws union concerns
By Dustin Quiroz | Wednesday, March 29, 2017
WASHINGTON – Tribal leaders called on Congress Wednesday to exempt their governments and government-run businesses from oversight by the National Labor Relations Board, a right they said is enjoyed by every other government in the country.
Court rejects cases on Navajo Generating Station impact, its closing
By Joseph Guzman | Tuesday, March 21, 2017
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court rejected two cases related to the Navajo Generating Station, one that aimed to tighten environmental restrictions on the coal-fired power plant and another questioned the process that calls for the plant’s closure.
Oak Flat mine protesters march 40 miles on trail of opposition
By Shania Alba | Monday, March 13, 2017
SAN CARLOS – It’s a chilly Friday morning on highway AZ-170 on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation.
A border runs through it: Tribes wary of wall on reservation land
By Bo Tefu | Monday, March 13, 2017
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s proposal for a southwestern border wall would do more than separate two nations – it would split another nation in half, say tribal advocates.
Hard choices ahead as officials look at future of Navajo power plant
By Arren Kimbel-Sannit | Monday, Feb. 20, 2017
WASHINGTON – Despite pledges to look for alternatives, closing the Navajo Generating Station in Page could devastate the local economy, where hundreds of jobs rely on the plant and affiliated coal mine and where experts see few, if any, workable solutions.
Navajo official worries cuts under Trump will hurt tribal schools
By Kendra Penningroth | Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017
WASHINGTON – The superintendent for Navajo schools said “alarming” calls for the Trump administration to eliminate Head Start funding could leave tribal children without preschool programs or the education resources they desperately need to succeed.