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Indigenous voters betrayed by Sinema’s actions in Congress, officials and advocates say
Registering people to vote in rural areas and in tribal nations takes work. During a pandemic, the effort was monumental. During the 2020 elections, Tara Benally and other folks with Rural Utah Project put in hundreds of hours talking to people one by one about how and why it’s important to register to vote. Through […]
Volunteer delivery of firewood to Navajo elders faces cash crunch
GALLUP, N.M. – Navajo elders who are in need of wood to heat their homes to stay warm as it gets colder turn to the mutual aid effort Chizh for Cheii. Loren Anthony founded the group 10 years ago, and the work continues to be a vital resource. Chizh for Cheii has become a staple […]
Navajo Nation police chief stepping down next month
Navajo Nation Police Chief Phillip Francisco is leaving the position he’s held for five and half years. He’ll instead become chief of police for Bloomfield, N.M., and will begin his new job Jan. 4. Before Francisco was named Navajo Nation police chief, it had been well over a decade since someone was in that role. […]
Reported missing, but attention still absent
Mary Margret Begay from Grand Canyon, Arizona, has been missing since Aug. 2, 1957. Paul Benally from Winslow, has been missing since May 1, 1972. Gloria Ann Talley went missing out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, on June 19, 1986 and hasn’t been heard from since. These are just a few of the forgotten missing that […]