Damaris Yazzie, Rhylee Manwell crowned at Gallup Inter-Tribal Ceremonial
Damaris Yazzie thought she would take a longer break from pageant life.
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Unsettled waters: Navajo water deal advances in basin, hits funding wall in Congress
Arizona, California and Nevada could lose as much as 3 million acre-feet of Colorado River water a year under a new federal plan for Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
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Letters | Pave Burntwater
We are retired and live on the edge of the Navajo Nation.
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
2026 Babe Ruth Softball Champs: Native Nations 14U team wins World Series
Entering the 2026 Babe Ruth Softball World Series, the Native Nations 14U team came into the tournament with very limited time playing together.
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Culture
Slideshow | Ceremonial crowns new queens
Damaris Yazzie and Rhylee Manwell are crowned the 2026-2027 Miss Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial Queen and Little Miss Gallup Inter-Tribal Ceremonial, respectively, during Friday night’s coronation at Red Rock Park.
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
Miller Nash hires former Navajo Attorney General Ethel Branch
Former Navajo Nation Attorney General Ethel Branch has joined Miller Nash LLP, where she advises tribal governments and enterprises from the firm’s Seattle office.
Education
CCSD board approves three-year extension for Steve Carlson
The Central Consolidated School District Board of Education voted 5-0 on June 11 to approve a three-year contract extension for Superintendent Steve Carlson.
Arts
NDN Girls Book Club returns home with bookmobile secured
Kinsale Drake returned to Ééhániih Day with the kinds of gifts she remembers receiving there as a child, this time handing out backpacks and books while announcing that NDN Girls Book Club had secured a bookmobile.
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.
