Navajo-Hopi Observer

10/18/2024

With the completion of new detention centers in Fort Defiance and Shiprock, travel distances for inmates will be reduced, saving operational costs and keeping inmates with short bookings closer to home.

FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. — Inmates booked in the Window Rock Police District often face a 66-mile transport to the Crownpoint Adult and Juvenile Facility.

10/18/2024

On Oct. 8, the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee assessed the progress of the Next Generation E911 and Rural Addressing Project, a major initiative funded by $35 million in ARPA allocations.

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Last week the Naabik’íyáti’ Committee held a two-day work session to assess project updates, current challenges, and the...

10/17/2024

The symposium will include time to explore cultural demonstrations, artwork, and science information. Two sessions of talks and discussions will focus on the monument’s history and Indigenous perspectives.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Wupatki National Monument turns 100 in December. Join the National Park Service Nov. 3 at the Museum of Northern Arizona in...

10/17/2024

Duncan-Etsitty said NHA has a lot of projects that need to be constructed, and that the MOA would allow both entities to embrace one another as tribal entities and put the money back into families and the Navajo Nation.

FT. DEFIANCE, Ariz. — The Navajo Housing Authority (NHA) and Navajo Engineering and Construction Authority (NECA) entered into a memorandum of...

10/17/2024

The NTU Skyhawks men’s and women’s basketball teams faced the experienced and disciplined Gila Monsters in the Skyhawks first collegiate game.

Navajo Technical University played Eastern Arizona College in Chinle Oct. 3. The NTU Skyhawks men’s and women’s basketball teams faced the...

10/17/2024

“We are honored to be the only school selected from the United States, alongside five other schools from around the world,” Principal Ryan Chee wrote. “The finished film will be part of the Global Education Monitoring Report presented to the United Nations.”

A United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization crew visited Leupp Elementary School Oct. 2 to film a documentary showcasing...

10/17/2024

A WPD crisis negotiator arrived on scene at 9:44 p.m. and resolved the situation. The man climbed down from the fence and was transported by ambulance to the Little Colorado Medical Center for treatment and evaluation.

WINSLOW, Ariz. — The Winslow Police Department (WPD) responded to a suicidal subject Oct. 7, the department said in a press release.

10/17/2024

Outdoor movie night Oct. 22

Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” will be playing outside the Winslow Public Library Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. Bring a chair, blanket and snacks. 420 W. Gilmore Street.

Halloween Parade in the Park Oct. 18

10/16/2024

The grand finale of the Navajo Nation fairs, located in Tuba City, Arizona. Oct. 18-19: Cultural Nights with Hopi Sinom Corn Dancers, Danza Azteca Mexica, Black Mountain Bird Singers & Dancers, Cecillion Traditional Zuni Dancers and more.

Western Navajo Fair Oct. 17-20

10/16/2024

A bill was introduced in the Arizona Senate by Sen. Theresa Hatathlie, D-Tuba City, in February 2023 that would’ve solidified the committee of five tribal members appointed by the governor to oversee and facilitate the rodeo. The bill died in the Senate that year.

PHOENIX — The Arizona State Fair is one of Arizona’s longest-standing traditions, dating back almost 30 years before statehood. Starting all the...

10/16/2024

County officials came to the meeting with a Navajo language elections glossary and dozens of pages of handwritten notes, and debated extensively even over words as anodyne as “border” or “economic opportunity.”

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The group of Navajo speakers gathered in Flagstaff were deep into translating the pages stacked in front of them when they began...

10/16/2024

The shooting severely wounded Jacob Johns, of Spokane, Washington, an artist and well-traveled activist for environmental causes and an advocate for Native American rights who is of Hopi and Akimel O’odham tribal ancestry.

A New Mexico man has pleaded no contest to reduced charges of aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the shooting of a...

10/16/2024

Letter to Parents from Interim Superintendent - Please read the attached parent letter from Interim Superintendent.
This includes information on cancellation of school and sports activities for Oct. 16th. For questions, please contact HJSHS Director of Operations, Matthew Duran at (928) 738-1443 or Interim Superintendent, Alban Naha at (928) 738-1411.
http://edne.tw/n934481

10/16/2024

Once completed, these cleanup projects will address over 1 million cubic yards of contaminated soil and restore approximately 260 acres of Navajo land for the benefit of communities in the Smith Lake and Mariano Lake chapters of the Navajo Nation.

SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) committed to cleanup decisions for seven abandoned uranium mine sites in the Navajo...

10/16/2024

There will be services available Oct. 16 at Page Public Library, 479 S. Lake Powell Blvd., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A presentation will be Oct. 22 at Joe Montoya Center 245 N. Thorpe Rd. in Flagstaff from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Are you interested in learning more about property tax relief programs available through Coconino County?

10/16/2024

Nygren said Montoya's decision in September to sign the recall petition targeting him was “her announcement to the Navajo people of her formal break from this administration.”

The president of one of the largest Native American tribes in the U.S. has removed responsibilities from his vice president. Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren says Navajo Vice President Richelle

10/15/2024

Winona Reid said she couldn’t view the display with her naked eye, but her 18-year-old son Evan Yazzie was able to snap a photo showing the pink sky against the San Francisco peaks with his iPhone 15 at around 7 p.m. Oct. 11

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A powerful solar storm Oct. 11-12 lit up the skies with breathtaking displays of pink, purple, green and blue, mesmerizing...

10/15/2024

Demaris represents Teec Nos Pos, Arizona. Miss Northern Teen, Kaydence Yazzie, was also crowned. Kaydence is from Kirtland, New Mexico.

The new Miss Northern Navajo, Damaris Yazzie, was crowned at the Northern Navajo Nation Fair Oct. 4.

10/13/2024

Superintendents from Kayenta, Page, Red Mesa, Pinon, Ganado and Window Rock met directly with Republican Arizona congressmen Andy Biggs and Eli Crane, who were receptive to information about the need for funding on the Navajo Nation.

WASHINGTON — Representatives from Navajo Nation public schools attended the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools (NAFIS) conference Sept. 22-24, advocating for better Impact Aid funding to support their students.

10/13/2024

Wells Fargo donated 1,500 skateboards to Amy to give out for free to 1,500 children.

Amy Denet Deal from 4Kinship, Loren Anthony from Chizh for Cheii, Allie Young from Protect the Sacred, and Shawn Harrison from the Shawn Shine Show attended the Elder Fest and

10/12/2024

Kuwohi is a sacred place for the Cherokee people and is the highest point within the traditional Cherokee homeland, according to the park.

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a

10/12/2024

They were able to enjoy their own s’mores as a result of their design and testing.

Bonnie Brennan Elementary students in Mrs. Setalla’s third grade class created solar ovens as part of their science unit. They were able to enjoy their own s’mores as a result

10/12/2024

The aquifer, one of the largest in California, is crucial to both tribal and non-reservation communities in the region.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — The Pit River Tribe, joined by other Indigenous tribes and environmental groups, has launched a proposal to establish the Sáttítla National Monument in northeastern California. Modeled after

10/11/2024

They started by removing dirt that had eroded to the base of the hogan and continued to ground level surfaces. Sand and clay were then mixed together and mud was added to needed areas.

Youth volunteers from Monument Valley High School Air Force JROTC got muddy at Navajo Monument in Shonto, Arizona, on National Public Lands Day Sept. 28. They started by removing dirt