Navajo Nation

The latest Utah news from Friday evening, May 7, 2021.

The latest Utah news from Friday evening, April 2, 2021.

COVID-19 vaccinations on the Navajo Nation are starting to slow down now that shots have been available to all adults there for over a month. But healthcare providers aren’t giving up.

The latest Utah news from Wednesday evening, March 24, 2021.

The Navajo Nation is considering lifting a restriction on in-person education. That would allow schools in San Juan County that serve Navajo students to re-open, but only if parents are ready.

The latest Utah news from Monday evening, March 15, 2021.

NASA is using the Navajo language to name features on the surface of Mars. Aaron Yazzie, a Navajo NASA engineer, said he hopes this helps students take pride in their language.

The Navajo Nation announced it will begin lifting COVID-19 restrictions due to a steep decline in cases across the reservation.

The latest Utah news from Tuesday evening, March 8, 2021.

The San Juan School District is close to completing a project to bring the internet to its students on the Navajo Nation. Not all students are online yet, but teachers said it’s already making a difference.

A bipartisan bill to help build a visitors’ center at Bears Ears National Monument is moving through the Utah Legislature. It passed a Senate committee unanimously Tuesday and pro-monument groups support the legislation.

Utah lawmakers want Congress to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. It’s a federal program meant to help those suffering the effects of nuclear testing or uranium mining.