Views 0 CHINLE, Ariz. — Raging floodwaters from melting snowpack in the Chuska Mountains engulfed the Chinle community. A berm breach caused multiple residents to be displaced or stranded in their homes.
Views 0 CHINLE, Ariz. — Navajo Nation officials ordered evacuations Sunday for some residents of Chinle after floodwaters filled washes and overflowed berms and dirt dams. They said many residents are refusing to leave, however, because they want to protect their property and livestock.
Views 0 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Tribal colleges and universities around the U.S. will be able to tap nearly $15 million in grant funding to boost clean energy development as part of the federal government’s latest investment in creating more reliable and sustainable electricity generation for Native American communities.
Views 0 NAVAJO NATION — Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk and Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren showed off while dedicating a Four Corners skatepark Monday.
Views 0 WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation is set to receive federal emergency aid to help repair damage caused by severe flooding during a series of storms earlier this year. President Joe Biden on Tuesday granted a disaster declaration for the largest Native American reservation in the U.S.,
Views 0 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Navajo Nation has taken its fight for water access to the U.S. Supreme Court. The court heard arguments Monday that the U.S. government has a duty to address Navajo water rights. The tribe wants access to water from the lower Colorado River that flows along
Views 1 Navajo Nation, N.M. — Back in January, Vice President Richelle Montoya was sworn in and made history in doing so, as she became the highest-appointed official in the history of the Navajo Nation. “How does it feel?” Montoya said. “All I can say is I am extremely humbled, extremely
Views 0 New Mexico public schools expel Native American students more often than white students. Gallup-McKinley County Schools is the reason for most of this difference. Gallup-McKinley County Schools is in western New Mexico.
Views 0 “We want to make sure that we always have an open door of communication with them,” Chief Harold Medina, with the Albuquerque Police Department, said. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Albuquerque Police Department is working to strengthen its collaboration with tribes and pueblos throughout New Mexico.
Views 0 The roundhouse within the New Mexico state capitol was filled to capacity, leaving standing room only as elders, youth, and leaders, both state and tribal from surrounding communities. They gathered Feb. 3 to celebrate American Indian Day.
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