/tags/navajo-nation Navajo Nation en-US Copyright Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:55:26 GMT /local-news/2025-02-10/native-american-communities-concerned-for-safety-with-immigration-enforcement Since President Trump issued numerous executive orders last month related to immigration enforcement, some Native American communities have raised concerns over the safety of tribal members, with reports of some being detained and being misidentified as immigrants. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:55:26 GMT /local-news/2025-02-10/native-american-communities-concerned-for-safety-with-immigration-enforcement Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2025-02-04/some-of-them-fell-to-their-knees A Navajo citizen describes being questioned by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Tue, 04 Feb 2025 20:19:21 GMT /local-news/2025-02-04/some-of-them-fell-to-their-knees Molly Montgomery, Searchlight New Mexico /local-news/2024-09-20/indigenous-advocates-reca-dc Local Indigenous communities that have been impacted by long-term uranium exposure will be traveling to Washington D.C. on Sunday to demand that Congress pass a bill that will compensate those exposed to radiation. Sat, 21 Sep 2024 00:27:32 GMT /local-news/2024-09-20/indigenous-advocates-reca-dc Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-07-11/churchrock-radioactive-navajo-uranium It’s been 45 years since the largest radioactive release in U.S. history occurred at Church Rock New Mexico. Members of the Navajo Nation will gather on Saturday to commemorate the anniversary of the uranium spill. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:20:00 GMT /local-news/2024-07-11/churchrock-radioactive-navajo-uranium Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-05-28/navajo-nation-president-denies-sexual-harassment-allegations-by-vice-president On Tuesday, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren spoke for the first time about sexual harassment allegations by his vice president that became public last month. He denied any wrongdoing and said accusations are not true. Wed, 29 May 2024 01:32:05 GMT /local-news/2024-05-28/navajo-nation-president-denies-sexual-harassment-allegations-by-vice-president Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-05-21/how-do-you-approve-an-underground-toxic-waste-dump-without-telling-nobody An oil and gas firm planned to convert a New Mexico water well into a disposal site for toxic wastewater. A familiar face stood in its way. Tue, 21 May 2024 16:05:01 GMT /local-news/2024-05-21/how-do-you-approve-an-underground-toxic-waste-dump-without-telling-nobody Jerry Redfern, Capital & Main /show/university-showcase/2024-05-13/nothing-left-for-me-focuses-on-the-trauma-brought-by-the-navajo-livestock-reduction-program In this encore episode, we hear from the curators of the exhibit “Nothing Left For Me: Federal Policy and the Photography of Milton Snow in Diné Bikéyah,” which looks at the brutal impact of the Navajo Livestock Reduction imposed upon Diné communities and homelands by U.S. Indian Commissioner John Collier starting in the 1930s. Mon, 13 May 2024 21:54:23 GMT /show/university-showcase/2024-05-13/nothing-left-for-me-focuses-on-the-trauma-brought-by-the-navajo-livestock-reduction-program Megan Kamerick /local-news/2024-04-10/navajo-nation-will-provide-sustainable-homes-under-a-partnership-with-manufacturer Navajo Nation citizens have spent decades in need of new and improved housing across their reservation. In response, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren is working with ZenniHome in a public-private partnership to bring sustainable and affordable factory-made housing to its citizens. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 00:57:49 GMT /local-news/2024-04-10/navajo-nation-will-provide-sustainable-homes-under-a-partnership-with-manufacturer Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-04-04/navajo-nation-president-seeks-more-money-and-time-for-water-supply-project On the Navajo Nation, officials say about a third of people don't have access to clean water. Back in 2009, Congress authorized a massive infrastructure project designed to address this by bringing water to more than 250,000 people, from the San Juan river. But it's not done and Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren is asking Congress to authorize five more years' work, and increase the budget. Thu, 04 Apr 2024 23:06:14 GMT /local-news/2024-04-04/navajo-nation-president-seeks-more-money-and-time-for-water-supply-project Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-04-02/fined-and-stripped-of-his-marijuana-license-dineh-benally-keeps-on-growing Navajo cannabis farmer claims he’s providing ‘sacrament’ for a Native church. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 22:18:55 GMT /local-news/2024-04-02/fined-and-stripped-of-his-marijuana-license-dineh-benally-keeps-on-growing Ed Williams, Searchlight New Mexico