Life
Community
Best Friends Animal Society, Kayenta Township launch animal welfare pilot program
Best Friends Animal Society and Kayenta Township have partnered to expand veterinary services in the community through a one-year animal welfare pilot program.
Culture
Seven-year-old song and dance prodigy captures hearts across Diné Bikéyah
At just seven years old, Kacee Yazzie has become a familiar name at song and dance events across the Navajo Nation. With turquoise gleaming and his steps locked to the drum, the second grader from Tó Łigaaí, New Mexico, looks at ease each time he enters the arena.
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Utah Dine Bikéyah celebrate 10th year of Bears Ears Summer Gathering
In its 10th annual celebration, Utah Diné Bikéyah hosted over one hundred people to honor the enduring legacy of Indigenous peoples at the Bears Ears Summer Gathering.
People
Sacred protectors: Diné biologist bridges culture, science to study black bears
Deandra Jones wraps barbed wire around trees in the Chuska Mountains, places sardines and glazed doughnuts in the center of a square-shaped collection site, then sprays commercial liquid called Bear Lure that smells sweet and fishy. When black bears arrive to investigate the scents, they brush against the wire and leave behind hair samples containing their DNA.
Health
Echo Cliffs breaks ground on $87 million staff housing to support new clinic
Construction is underway on staff housing for the Echo Cliffs Health Center, with a groundbreaking on Aug. 27 along Coppermine Road just south of the clinic site.
Arts
Ganado mother and daughter weavers partner on rug line debuting at Heard Museum
A mother and daughter from the Ganado area are taking Navajo weaving patterns from vertical looms into a new rug line set to debut March 6, 2026, at the Heard Museum in Phoenix.
Music
Meet Ryan Blazer, who helps place WNF’s ‘biggest’ headliners
It’s Coachella weekend in 2014, and Ryan Blazer is on Interstate 10 driving to the most notorious music festival on the planet.
Fashion
Fashion takes the stage at the Western Navajo Fair
The Western Navajo Fair’s fashion show is more than a display of clothes and creativity, said Kristen Goldtooth. It’s a moment of pride – one that blends tradition, innovation and the voices of local designers who are finding their way onto a growing stage.
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21.0 F (-6.1 C)
Dewpoint: 1.9 F (-16.7 C)
Humidity: 43%
Wind: calm
Pressure: 30.42
Dewpoint: 1.9 F (-16.7 C)
Humidity: 43%
Wind: calm
Pressure: 30.42
Highway 264,
I-40, WB @ Winslow