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 ...

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 ...

As you walk through the halls of Navajo Preparatory School, you will see students from across Diné Bikeyyah— the Navajo Nation — often wearing a tsiiyééł, a traditional Diné hair bun, Nike sneakers, ...

Navajo teacher works to preserve indigenous language, emphasizing oral traditions and cultural ties. Elfreida Begay, a Navajo language teacher at Durango High School, is preserving Diné Bizaad by ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new study spearheaded by University of New Mexico Professor and Chair of the Department of Native American Studies, Tiffany S. Lee, aims to examine how learning the Diné ...

Since January, the Trump administration has threatened funding for tribal colleges, erased Navajo history, and proposed cuts ...

GALLUP, N.M. – A group of Navajo Nation elders is using traditional storytelling to try to pass down their native language to the next generation. The Dine Council of Elders for Peace recently ...

FLAGSTAFF — Manuelito Wheeler did not join millions of sci-fi fans who packed into movie theaters in May 1977 to see the original “Star Wars.” He was only 7 and living with his family in remote Window ...

AND ON THE NAVAJO NATION. WELL, WE CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, AND TODAY WE’RE TAKING YOU TO ONE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL, GIVING STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AN INDIGENOUS ...

The closure of the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) in 2019 marked a significant economic shift on the Navajo Nation. Some 90% of NGS employees were Navajo, providing essential resources for our ...

Columbus Day is recognized by many people as Indigenous Peoples' Day. A foreign language app with more than 300 million users is marking Columbus Day, which is alternatively recognized as Indigenous ...