"I am saving my people's language from extinction." Elfreida Begay is a high school teacher who is teaching the ancient Navajo language to students at Durango High School in Colorado. In fact, she is ...

Ned A. Hatathli Cultural Center at Diné College in Tsaile, Arizona, Navajo Nation. (Photo by Bob Klein via Creative Commons) The Navajo Nation Council is considering legislation that would permanently ...

The closure of the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) in 2019 marked a significant economic shift on the Navajo Nation. Some 90% of NGS employees were Navajo, providing essential resources for our ...

Navajo teacher works to preserve indigenous language, emphasizing oral traditions and cultural ties. Elfreida Begay, a Navajo language teacher at Durango High School, is preserving Diné Bizaad by ...

Navajo is now the official language of the Navajo Nation, placing an obligation on the tribal government to preserve and strengthen the language. Legislation was approved by the Navajo Nation Council ...

STAR School was recently awarded a $1 million federal grant to expand its Navajo language curriculum through hiring new instructors to lead an immersion-based curriculum. The school -- a public ...

Pete Sands noticed something as he delivered food to remote corners of the Navajo Nation. It was the middle of the pandemic, and families were stuck at home together. During his visits, Sands, a ...