Native American Issues
Mexican Water chapter is holding a special meeting this Sunday, January 29 to fill the vacant Chapter President position.
Previous Mexican Water chapter president Curtis Yanito was elected to represent the area on the Navajo Nation Council in November, meaning there is a vacancy for the chapter...
By David Boyle
News Director
The Navajo Utah Commission received reports on American Rescue Plan Act projects, the future of the Indian Child Welfare Act, and approved four resolutions as part of their latest meeting.
At their December 9 meeting members of the Navajo Utah Commission heard a report...
by David Boyle
News Director
Navajo Nation General Election were certified by the Navajo Board of Election Supervisors on Tuesday, November 22.
The results of the election include a new president for the Navajo Nation from the Red Mesa Chapter, as well as the first woman vice-president of the...
by David Boyle
News Director
The Navajo Nation held Elections on November 8. Diné voters visited the polls to vote to elect a president and representatives to the Navajo Nation Council.
Unofficial results have been released showing that Buu Nygren has defeated Incumbent Jonathan Nez in the Navajo...
by David Boyle
News Director
Members of the Westwater community and officials from half-a-dozen organizations celebrated the arrival of electricity to their community at a dinner at Utah State University’s Blanding campus on September 16.
Westwater residents have done without continuous electricity...
by David Boyle
News Director
Members of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition recently published a 101-page Collaborative Land Management Plan for the Bears Ears National Monument.
The document lays out tribal priorities and goals for the comanagement of the monument with federal land agencies,...
The annual Ute Mountain Ute Tribe White Mesa Bear Dance is returning to the White Mesa community this weekend starting on Friday, September 2, and concluding on Monday, September 5.
The event is open to the public for the first time in two years. Last year the bear dance was limited to tribal...
by David Boyle
News Director
Members of the Navajo Utah Commission passed a resolution asking for matching funds for the Navajo Mountain Chapter Building Renovation project and also discussed road needs on the Navajo Utah strip at their latest meeting.
At the August 22 meeting of the Navajo Utah...
A casting call for Kevin Costner’s western film Horizon is taking place in Monument Valley on Saturday, August 20 for Indigenous actors and extras.
The film, set in the American west in 1861, has extra roles for indigenous men, women, and children of all ages, along with roles for men aged 18 and...
by David Boyle
News Director
The Navajo Nation held Primary Elections on August 2. Diné voters will return to the polls to vote to elect a president and representatives to the Navajo Nation Council in November.
Unofficial results from the Navajo Elections Administration became available on August 3...