FARMINGTON, N.M. — Isaac Merritt and Kaydence Yazzie are the CCSD students who have earned the Navajo Nation bilingual seal of proficiency. Wednesday, the district and the Intercultural and Community ...

May 30, 2013— -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope” will premier this summer, dubbed into Navajo. It’s the first time a major motion picture has been translated into a Native ...

Students from the Department of Linguistics and the Department of American Indian Studies wrote and directed a play, “Hai Dooleeł,” in the Diné language and showcased it Friday, Nov. 30, in the Social ...

In a new study, Dartmouth researchers trained an AI language-identification model inspired by Google Translate to recognize Navajo with near-perfect accuracy. The study suggests that services such as ...

On Christmas Eve, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed long-awaited legislation to have the Navajo language used, taught and supported by appropriations. With his signature, Diné bizaad, is now ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A Navajo woman is trying to protect languages and bring families together. She is using her own "busy books" for little ones to make a big difference. "I am a breath coach, Navajo ...

Dec. 30—The Navajo Nation will start 2025 with a new effort to preserve and spread the use of its native tongue. President Buu Nygren signed legislation on Christmas Eve officially recognizing Diné ...

EAST GRAND FORKS — A small group of first-graders hovered around the table, watching intently as Dennis “Spiritdancer” Rogers dropped a grain of colored sand onto the image of an eagle in a shallow ...

Ravonelle Yazzie is not an actor. And prior to getting cast in the small, two-line part she'd never recorded a voice over, been in a studio, or even heard of foley work. But she is fluent in Navajo.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Navajos voted Tuesday to loosen language requirements for their top leaders, eliminating the need for them to be fluent in Navajo and giving voters more discretion in who can ...

Singer-songwriter Robert Arthur is honoring where he comes from as his first album is set to be released. “I am still finishing the album. It will be released in November,” said Arthur, who goes by ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KSTU) — A Navajo woman is trying to protect languages and bring families together. She is using her own “busy books” for little ones to make a big difference. “I am a breath ...