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Native authors to speak Nov. 18

Towaoc’s Lopez-Whiteskunk will present

DATE: Nov 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hopis reject political establishment in vote for top leaders

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A small northern Arizona tribe has chosen new leadership as it faces the loss of coal royalties that make up a huge chunk of its budget. Tim Nuvangyaoma won the...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Education

Native American activist Dennis Banks dies at age 80

Dennis Banks, who helped found the American Indian Movement and engaged in sometimes-violent uprisings against the U.S. government, including the armed occupation of Wounded Knee in 1973, di...

DATE: Oct 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Cortez named one of the ‘most beautiful places’

Canyons of Ancients among highlights

DATE: Oct 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Navajo, Hopi tribes get funding to ease coal plant shutdown

PAGE, Ariz. – The federal government is awarding nearly $420,000 to the Navajo and Hopi tribes to prepare for the closure of a coal-fired power plant and mine. The Navajo Generati...

DATE: Oct 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Indigenous knowledge helps untangle mystery of Mesa Verde

Pueblo people and archaeologists work to understand the science of human migrations

DATE: Oct 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Fort Lewis College President Dene Thomas prioritizes tuition waiver

In last year before retirement, first female president works to continue education for Native American students

DATE: Oct 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

The ACLU probes whether protesters’ rights violated

SANTA FE – The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico is exploring whether civil rights violations occurred on Friday in the arrests of protesters at a re-enactment of the return of Sp...

DATE: Sep 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News