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For the third year in a row, Utah’s Legislature removed funding for an environmental impact study for a Navajo Nation road between Navajo Mountain and Blanding at the last minute.
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The money comes from a $1 trillion infrastructure law Biden signed in 2021. Officials will meet with tribal leaders to discuss clean energy projects at a summit in Southern California that begins Tuesday.
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Philbert Shorty's family searched in vain for him for more than two years — not knowing that he was dead and that federal authorities had a suspect. While the details of Shorty's case are more gruesome than most, it's a story that has unfolded countless times across Indian Country.
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The hydropower company Nature and People First had proposed a "pumped storage" project in the Black Mesa area. Indigenous advocates are celebrating the decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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A lifestyle and enduring relationship with horses lends to the popularity of rodeo in Indian CountryBorn out of necessity and in mastering skills that came as horses transformed hunting, travel and warfare, rodeo has remained popular in Native American communities.
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With just a simple number, the Rural Utah Project has made it easier for Navajo residents to register to vote and access emergency services.
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Policymakers say a wet winter has created space for discussions about long-term water management, but they have a diverse set of interests to consider while drawing up new rules.
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BYU’s Native American Curriculum Initiative asked Utah’s eight sovereign nations what they want to be taught in schools and then they listened.
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There’s been an increase in hydropower projects across the U.S., including on different tribal reservations. But some advocates say tribes like the Navajo Nation aren’t being consulted enough about their development.
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In 2020, Nikyle Begay started Rainbow Fiber Co-Op, a wool co-op intended to protect ancestral flocks on Navajo Nation and to help other Navajo shepherds get fair prices for their wool.
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Raising sheep is a way of life for many people in the Navajo Nation, but historic drought, grazing restrictions and development threaten that livelihood. There are some younger people, though, speaking out and finding ways to pass on the tradition.
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Navajo tradition teaches that the sun is rebirthing during an eclipse. That means no eating, no drinking, no sleeping or any physical activity for the duration of it. Some tribes are using this weekend's annular eclipse to ensure members, especially younger generations, know these traditions.