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‘Oppenheimer,’ Lily Gladstone hit SAG, Academy Awards
Lily Gladstone wins for “Killers of the Flower Moon” at Screen Actors Guild, loses at Academy Awards

“Oppenheimer” continued to steamroll through Hollywood’s awards season on Feb. 24, winning the top prize, for outstanding cast, along with awards for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards.

By Navajo-Hopi Observer March 12, 2024
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Since the Black Mesa Peabody Coal mine shut down in August 2019, the railroad that transported coal 78 miles from the Peabody Energy Mine near Kayenta, Arizona, to the Navajo Generating Station power plant in Page, Arizona, hasn’t seen much traction, but that’s about to change.

March 12, 2024
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation, the Native American tribe with one of the largest outstanding claims to water in the Colorado River basin, is closing in on a settlement with more than a dozen parties, putting it on a path to piping water to tens of thousands of tribal members in Arizona who still live without it.

By Felicia Fonseca and Suman Naishadham, Associated Press March 5, 2024
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — When Janice Dunn was growing up in the Chinle area, there were no parks or playgrounds. Now, as executive director of the non-profit Chinle Planting Hope, Dunn plans to create more opportunities for the children who live there, including her own.

March 5, 2024
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After six hours of traveling and waiting for firewood only to be turned away without so much as a piece of mulch, Matt Honanie knew he had to do something for his Hopi relatives and community.

By Alexandra Wittenberg, Navajo-Hopi Observer February 27, 2024
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Singer and speaker Talibah Begay of Shiprock, New Mexico, hosted a Késhjéé — Navajo Shoe Game — at Summit High School in Flagstaff Feb. 16.

By Alexandra Wittenberg, Navajo-Hopi Observer February 27, 2024
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Hopi Telecommunications received two federal grants — one from the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program and the other from the Rural Utilities Service — to provide fiber directly to homes. But the project, which began in September, won’t be finished until sometime in 2025.

By Madyson Fitzgerald, Stateline February 20, 2024
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Feds deny permits for controversial project on Black Mesa
Future projects “should work closely with tribal stakeholders prior to filing,” agency officials said in decision

Federal energy officials denied permits for a controversial hydropower project on The Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. In its decision to deny those permits, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said it was establishing a new policy about cooperation with tribes.

By Alex Hager, KUNC February 20, 2024
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A Day With Miss Navajo was held Feb. 12 at Kayenta Unified School District’s Nash Center.

February 20, 2024
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — They are storytellers, educators and entertainers, but above all, they are mothers.

By Alexandra Wittenberg, Navajo-Hopi Observer February 20, 2024
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To ensure that visitors to the festival, which was Feb. 3-4, interact with authentic Native art, an Arizona Indian Festival committee vets all festival vendors for authenticity.

By Marnie Jordan, Cronkite News February 20, 2024
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TSE BONITO, N.M. — On Feb. 5, the Resource and Development Committee (RDC) honored Melvin H. Yazzie for his dedication and years of service with the Navajo Nation Division of Natural Resources (NNDNR) Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Department (NNAML).

February 13, 2024
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New Mexico schools get surprise visit from Save the Children foundation celebrities
Jennifer Garner and Mark Kennedy Shriver met with school officials, N.M. Legislation on funding

BLOOMFIELD, NM — Northern New Mexico saw stars Jan. 31 as actress Jennifer Garner and politician Mark Kennedy Shriver toured area schools as part of their leadership with the Save the Children foundation.

By Alexandra Wittenberg, Navajo-Hopi Observer February 13, 2024
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The only thing Cheryl “Renee” Roybal knows about the heart that now thumps in her chest is that it belonged to an 11-year-old girl from Los Angeles. Despite not knowing the girl’s name, Roybal has felt a connection with her since she emerged from her successful heart transplant surgery in 2002.

By Alexandra Wittenberg, Navajo-Hopi Observer February 13, 2024
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Growing up on the Navajo reservation, where access to water has been historically challenging, Chantel Harrison had a profound awareness of the obstacles associated with farming.

By Chez Oxendine, Tribal Business News February 6, 2024

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