ALBUQUERQUE — As a young boy in the 1920s, Chester Nez was punished for speaking in his native Navajo language, his mouth washed out with soap by the administrators of the government boarding school ...

Sep. 3—Pete Sands noticed something as he delivered food to remote corners of the Navajo Nation. It was the middle of the pandemic, and families were stuck at home together. During his visits, Sands, ...

“Navajo Highways” is intended to “serve as an educational tool aimed at Navajo children from Pre-K to 3rd grade,” according to a synopsis. Castle Valley • “Navajo Highways,” a family-friendly puppet ...

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 ...

During World War II, the challenge was not just getting messages to the front lines. It was doing so quickly and secretly. So the U.S. turned to the Navajo Code Talkers. Researcher Zonnie Gorman, the ...

PHOENIX (AP) — The Pentagon restored some webpages highlighting the crucial wartime contributions of Navajo Code Talkers and other Native American veterans on Wednesday, days after tribes condemned ...

When Peter McDonald, Fleming Begaye and Thomas Begay joined the elite fraternity of Navajo Code Talkers during World War II, they had no idea what they were getting into. That was by design. The ...

PHOENIX, May 1 (Reuters) - The largest Native American tribe in the United States is seeking to dub the classic 1977 movie "Star Wars" movie in Navajo as a way to help preserve its traditional ...

Last Wednesday, hundreds assembled in the small Arizona town of Window Rock to celebrate and honor the Navajo code talkers who helped the U.S. turn the tide in World War II. But the morning of the ...