May 16 Watch 3:47 How this survivor is fighting sexual assault in Navajo Nation Sexual assault and abuse are issues of national and global reach and prominence. Among Navajo populations, the problem is even more prevalent. As one of the few female delegates on the Navajo council, Amber Kanazbah Crotty is leading a campaign… Continue watching
Nov 12 In one Utah county, redrawing voting maps led to the historic shift for Navajo lawmakers By Rachel Parsons, University of Southern California A historic shift took place in San Juan County, Utah, on Tuesday, when more than 100 years of control by white conservatives on the county commission came to an end. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 7:33 Does solar power offer a brighter future for off-the-grid Navajo residents? By Fred de Sam Lazaro Bypassed in the ‘30s and '40s, one third of homes in Navajo Nation still have no access to grid electricity. Yet ironically, it's a huge electricity exporter, with one of the biggest coal-fired plants churning out power sold to millions. Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 22:23 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 3, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, June 3, a letter sent by President Trump's legal team is raising constitutional questions, and a look at Robert F. Kennedy's legacy 50 years after his assassination. Also, a street artist portrays Navajo life in… Continue watching
Dec 11 Native American tribes call Trump’s revamp of tribal advisory commission a ‘slap in the face’ By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press President Donald Trump's proclamation on Bears Ears National Monument contains a little-known plan that changes the makeup of a tribal advisory commission for the remote monument filled with canyons, plateaus, rivers and rust-colored rock formations. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 6:13 Toxic spill causes hardship for the Navajo farmers and ranchers downstream By PBS News Hour It's been nearly two weeks since an EPA accident at a defunct Colorado mine fouled rivers in multiple states, and among the hardest hit residents are the Navajos. Special correspondent Kathleen McCleery reports from New Mexico. Continue watching
Oct 23 Navajo high court postpones election after language fluency becomes issue By Felicia Fonseca FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The top court on the nation’s largest Indian reservation on Thursday ordered tribal election officials to postpone the Navajo Nation’s presidential election and reprint ballots without the name of a candidate who was disqualified in a language… Continue reading
Apr 06 Unpacking the largest environmental settlement in U.S. history By Hari Sreenivasan From New Jersey to the Navajo Nation, more than $5 billion has been designated to clean up contaminated areas following the largest environmental settlement in U.S. history. Continue reading