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A woman relinquished her grazing land so a hotel could be built in Shonto.
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Yazzie closes Miss Utah Navajo term with work close to home
Dayhenoa Yazzie and those working with her had planned to shear eight sheep that day.
Opinions & Columns
Letter | Vote together
There’s a Diné concept that is spoken widely among Navajo people during voting: ada’iinííłjį’ adahwiishzhiizh.
Politics
Jones selects Ellison, brings reform platform to ticket
Emily Ellison stood Monday before Justin Jones’ family home fire in Rock Point Valley and accepted his selection of her as his running mate after her third campaign for Navajo Nation president ended in the July 21 primary.
Business
Twin Arrows casino team collects 736 pounds of food for northern Arizona families
Team members at Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort recently collected 736 pounds of food to distribute to two northern Arizona organizations serving people facing food insecurity.
Sports
Diné canoeist part of six-man crew that qualified for international competition in Singapore
Adam Becenti grew up as a typical Navajo kid playing football and basketball.
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Humidity: 26%
Wind: West at 5.8 MPH (5 KT)
Pressure: 30.35
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Culture
Sidney Toppah Sr. brings generations of Kiowa songs to Ceremonial
The songs Sidney Toppah Sr. sang at the 104th annual Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial were not written for the occasion.
Health
Running camps continue for Diné youth
A summer running and fitness camp program for Diné youth will continue this month with stops in Chinle, Ganado and Newcomb.
People
Rosanna Jumbo-Fitch selected for NAU Distinguished Citizen of the Year award
Rosanna Jumbo-Fitch, the former Chinle Chapter president, has been selected to receive Northern Arizona University’s 2026 Dr. Cliff Harkins Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award. NAU lists Jumbo-Fitch among its 2026 alumni award recipients.
Education
2026 Chief Manuelito Scholars
The Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Assistance honored 186 graduating high school seniors July 31 at Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort after they earned the Chief Manuelito Scholarship, the Navajo Nation’s highest academic award.
Arts
Audrey Brokeshoulder’s Sauk dancer defines the look of the 104th Ceremonial
The woman on this year’s Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial poster has no face. She stands with her hands on her hips against a field of turquoise, an eagle fan tucked at her waist and red circles of war paint on her cheeks, framed by a maroon-and-white band of diamonds and triangles.
Community
‘Nihizaad Nizhoni’ works to bring Navajo language learning back home
Mabelle Drake Hueston remembers when nearly everyone in here spoke Navajo. She wants families to make the language part of daily life again, beginning at the kitchen table.
