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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez holds a letter from a Navajo family while distributing food, water and other supplies on May 27, on the Navajo Nation Reservation in New Mexico.
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    To Limit COVID-19, Navajo Leader Says: 'Listen To Your Public Health Professionals'

    Sep 15, 2020
    The Navajo Nation has seen a turning point in its battle against the virus. Cases are down dramatically. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez says that's because citizens heed public health advice.
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    Navajo Nation Asks Trump To Commute Death Sentence Of Native Man Facing Execution

    Aug 11, 2020
    The U.S. government plans to execute Lezmond Mitchell, who killed two people on a Navajo reservation. Tribal leaders, citing Navajo beliefs that life is sacred, don't want him to be executed.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Traditional Diné medicine practitioner Jeneda Benally, pictured here with her daughter Dahi, is trying to preserve cultural wisdom in danger of being lost during the pandemic.
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    Navajo Nation Loses Elders And Tradition To COVID-19

    May 31, 2020
    COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting older tribal members throughout Indian Country. The deaths of these elders means the loss of ceremonies, stories, language and cultural wisdom.
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    Economy
    The Navajo Generating Station shut down in November 2019. The West's largest coal-fired power plant provided $12 million in yearly royalties to the Hopi Tribe.
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    Hopi Look To Tourism, Ranching For Income After Coal Power Plant Closure

    Jan 14, 2020
    The coal power plant that provided about 80% of the Hopi Nation's budget closed last month. Tribal leaders are now trying to figure out how to replace the revenue, which was their economic lifeline.
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    National
    Geri Hongeva (left), who voiced C-3PO in the Navajo translation of <em>A New Hope</em>; artist Duane Koyawena (center); and engineer Joe Mastroianni with Hopi R2 at the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff.
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    'The Force Is With Our People' Connects Indigenous Culture To A Galaxy Far Away

    Dec 18, 2019
    The Rise of Skywalker speaks to the historical experiences of many in the Indigenous community. An exhibit by Native artists attempts to shed light on those connections.
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    Search For Missing Navajo Woman Nears One-Month Mark

    Jun 29, 2019

    FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A missing Navajo woman's relatives are nearing the one-month mark in their search for the grandmother and military veteran who police say was last seen at her home in New Mexico.

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    In 2017, President Trump honored Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. at the White House.
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    World War II Veteran and Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye Sr. Dies At 97

    May 12, 2019
    Begaye was one of hundreds of Navajos recruited to develop a miltary code based on their native language during World War II.
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    After decades of dependency on coal for jobs, the Navajo Nation is turning to renewables. Two utility-scale solar farms have been built in recent years and another one is in the works.
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    On The Navajo Reservation, Turning From Coal To Renewables

    Apr 07, 2019
    The Navajo tribe voted late last month not to purchase the Navajo Generating station, the largest coal-fired power plant in the west. Now renewable energy has become a top priority for the tribe.
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    The Salt
    Daniel Begay found that one gram of juniper ash contained about as much calcium as a glass of milk.
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    To Get Calcium, Navajos Burn Juniper Branches To Eat The Ash

    Aug 21, 2017
    Most American Indians are lactose intolerant, which means they need to find nutrients outside of dairy sources. It turns out that a return to traditional cooking methods can be key to good health.
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    Tribal Leaders To Feds: Listen To Us On Bears Ears

    May 03, 2017

    Tribal leaders in Utah have said they plan to take the Trump administration to court if they rescind the Bears Ears National Monument designation.

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    Around the Nation
    Felencia Woodie holds her son Dameon David, 8. He is one of seven medically fragile children who attend Saint Michael's Association for Special Education.
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    On The Navajo Nation, Special Ed Students Await Water That Doesn't Stink

    Apr 12, 2017
    Fundraising is underway for a new filtration system at an Arizona school for Navajo children with disabilities. Now, the water runs black and smells like rotten eggs, but is technically safe to drink.
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    Navajo Nation Council Opposes Proposed Grand Canyon Tram

    Oct 12, 2016

    FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A Navajo Nation Council panel is opposing a proposed tramway and other tourism development at the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado Rivers in the Grand Canyon.

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    Shots - Health News
    Maria Welch is a researcher studying the impact of uranium mining on Navajo families today. She also has a personal interest: Both her parents grew up next to mines.
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    For The Navajo Nation, Uranium Mining's Deadly Legacy Lingers

    Apr 10, 2016
    Uranium mining on Navajo lands ended in 1986, but the tribe is still suffering profound health effects. The government started cleanup only recently; many of the polluters have gone out of business.
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    After the Animas River spill, rancher Irving Shaggy is forced to travel a 70-mile round trip to get water for his livestock. "It's going to be a long struggle," he says.
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    Navajo Nation Farmers Feel The Weight Of Colorado Mine Spill

    Aug 17, 2015
    The spill of heavy metals into the Animas River has contaminated water for hundreds of farmers in the Navajo Nation downstream, bringing up memories of past environmental disasters.
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    U.S.
    The sweat lodge at the Coconino County jail is one way inmates have to work toward recovery.
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    Many Native American Communities Struggle With Effects Of Heroin Use

    May 20, 2015
    Native Americans have some of the highest substance abuse rates compared to other ethnic groups. Alcohol and meth are the drugs of choice. Now, cartels are taking advantage of lax police enforcement.
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    U.S.
    Leo Thompson stands in front of his isolated home, where he has lived for 35 years, on the Navajo Nation reservation. Like an estimated 18,000 Navajos homes, his his isn't connected to the electrical grid — it's a half-mile from the nearest line — an
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    Solar Power Makes Electricity More Accessible On Navajo Reservation

    Apr 21, 2015
    The panels, funded by government grants, are helping thousands of tribal residents take advantage of the everyday luxuries enjoyed by other Americans — like turning on lights or storing food.
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    The Salt
    A price comparison of Spam and fresh fruit in a grocery store in Navajo Nation. According to the Diné Community Advocacy Alliance, the vast majority of the inventory at reservation stores would be considered "junk food" under the new tax law.
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    Navajos Fight Their Food Desert With Junk Food And Soda Taxes

    Apr 01, 2015
    Many have dreamed of taxing Cheetos and soda. The Navajo Nation is now doing both. The first-in-the U.S. tax measure aims to raise revenue for health programs and make wholesome food more affordable.
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    Primary Held For Navajo Nation President

    Jan 26, 2015
    Seventeen candidates are running for president of the Navajo Nation, a post that wields important influence on the nation's largest American Indian...
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    Two Spirits

    Sep 18, 2012
    "Two Spirits" tells the story of transgender teen Fred Martinez. But it's not just another hate crime story.
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    Yellow Dirt - Uranium and the Navajo

    Nov 05, 2010
    In the early years of the atomic age, the federal government went into overdrive to ensure that enough uranium was available for the Manhattan project and then the expanding nuclear arsenal during the Cold War. But that process left Navajo country exploited and soaked with radioactive materials.
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