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Hundreds of millions of people in the United States are expected to watch the solar eclipse on Monday. But many Navajos follow traditional teachings to give the sun “privacy” during the event.
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Navajo textile artist Naiomi Glasses first went viral for clips of her skateboarding on the sandstone of the Navajo Nation. She’s now the first artist-in-residence for the fashion brand Ralph Lauren.
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After nearly 55 years, the land leased for the Navajo Generating Station by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and five utilities has been returned to the Navajo Nation.
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A coalition of groups has formally asked Arizona utility regulators to provide economic resources for communities near closed coal-fired power plants.
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The $1.2 trillion budget package passed by Congress Friday didn't include an extension for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. The legislation compensates people who lived downwind from nuclear test sites and developed cancer as a result.
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The Navajo Nation Department of Justice has submitted comments to federal regulators opposing a controversial hydro-storage project slated for the reservation.
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A Navajo state senator is hoping for final approval of her bill to tighten regulations for rehab facilities amid widespread fraud that has bilked millions in Arizona Medicaid dollars and scammed Native Americans seeking help for addictions.
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Navajo Nation leaders will meet with federal officials Friday to discuss the cleanup of the Lukachukai Mountain Mining District in northeast Arizona, which was recently named a Superfund site.
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Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed a $24 million grant to expand production of high-tech manufactured homes at the former site of the Navajo Generating Station near Page.
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Advocates have worked for years to bring awareness to the lingering effects of radiation exposure on the Navajo Nation, where millions of tons of uranium ore were extracted over decades to support nuclear activities.