‘Haul no!’: tribes protest uranium mine trucking ore through Navajo Nation Firm moves ore through land without telling tribal leaders as mine resurfaces painful legacy of nuclear development The Guardian - US · Aug 6, 2024
Navajo Nation Halts Uranium Transport Amid Environmental Concerns Energy Fuels agrees to halt uranium transport through Navajo Nation in response to tribal concerns, aiming to address historical contamination issues and f... Top News · Aug 3, 2024
Arizona governor negotiates pause in hauling of uranium ore across Navajo Nation Arizona's governor says a uranium producer has agreed to temporarily pause transport of the mineral through the Navajo Nation after the tribe raised concerns related to a safety plan The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2024
Navajo Nation plans to test limit of tribal law preventing transportation of uranium on its land The Navajo Nation plans to test the limits of a tribal law that banned the transportation of uranium ore on its lands The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024
Navajo Nation Making Strides In Electrification Efforts Learn about efforts to electrify Navajo Nation households and the impact on residents' lives. Top News · Jul 3, 2024
Navajo Nation approves proposed settlement to secure Colorado River water The Navajo Nation Council has unanimously approved a proposed water rights settlement that carries a price tag larger than any such agreement enacted by Congress The Independent UK · May 23, 2024
Like It Or Not, a Hydrogen Ecosystem Is Coming to New Mexico Production, distribution, power generation, carbon capture all in the works: Questions, concerns, confusion abound. Capital & Main · May 21, 2024
Native Americans are hardest hit by syphilis surge Rates are so bad in Native American communities that public health experts have asked the federal government to declare an emergency. Inadequate prenatal care may be partly to blame. WEKU · Mar 21, 2024
Navajo Nation Residents Navigate Unique Time Zone Challenges Explore the unique time zone challenges faced by residents of Tuba City on the Navajo Nation in Arizona due to daylight saving time. Top News · Mar 9, 2024
Human remains blasted into space on Vulcan rocket will 'desecrate' the moon, Navajo Nation says Astrobotic Technology's Peregrine moon lander has successfully launched into space on a brand-new rocket and will attempt to touch down on the lunar surface in February. But the lander's payload includes human remains, which leaders of the Navajo Nation claim is "tantamount to desecration." LiveScience · Jan 8, 2024
Navajo Nation objects to a plan to send human remains to the moon A CEO of one of the companies offering "memorial spaceflights" says his customers view it as "an appropriate celebration" of their loved ones. WEKU · Jan 8, 2024
Navajo Nation opposes lunar burial, demands consultation Join the discussion on the controversial plan to send human remains to the moon, as indigenous cultures raise concerns about cultural desecration. Top News · Jan 6, 2024
Navajo Object To Depositing Human Remains On Moon The United States will soon launch its first spacecraft to attempt a soft lunar landing since the Apollo era, in a historic collaboration with the private sector -- but not everyone is celebrating. International Business Times · Jan 4, 2024
NASA responds to Navajo Nation's request to delay private mission placing human remains on the moon NASA representatives responded to the Navajo Nation's request to delay a private mission carrying human remains to the moon alongside agency scientific payloads. Space · Jan 4, 2024
Space · Jan 4, 2024 Navajo Nation objects to private moon mission placing human remains on the lunar surface NASA has responded to the Navajo Nation's objections over a private mission placing human remains on the moon alongside agency science payloads.
The Independent UK · Jan 1, 2024 Navajo nation asks Nasa to delay moon launch over plan to bury human remains Tribe accuses space agency of breaking past commitments to consult over lunar missions
Capital & Main · Sep 5, 2023 After a Century, Oil and Gas Problems Persist on Navajo Lands The legacy of fossil fuel development endures in leaks, spills and neglect.
Reason · Sep 5, 2023 Harriet McConnell Retford on Arizona v. Navajo Nation "[The decision] showcases the now-familiar contrast between the Court’s two different approaches to conservative jurisprudence: the strict formalism of Justice Gorsuch—a stern insistence that the United States live up to the letter of its legal obligations come hell or high water—as opposed to the status-quo, stare decisis driven conservative jurisprudence…
Reason · Sep 5, 2023 Prof. Todd Henderson (Chicago) on Arizona v. Navajo Nation "[T]he Court held that despite being a 'trustee' for the Navajo Nation and despite having promised the Navajo water sufficient to make its lands productive, the United States does not have an obligation to help the Navajo obtain that water."
WEKU · Aug 31, 2023 Fake 'sober homes' targeting Native Americans scam millions from taxpayers The scale of a scam to recruit Native Americans into fake treatment for substance in Phoenix and bill the government fraudulently is now emerging. It's huge.
The Guardian - US · Jul 15, 2023 The Navajo farmer taking a traditional approach to making baby food Zachariah and Mary Ben were struck by the absence of fresh, local and traditional baby foods available near the Navajo Nation in New Mexico, so they began growing their own crops
Capital & Main · Jul 12, 2023 Industry Wants New Pipeline on Navajo Land Scarred by Decades of Fossil Fuel Extraction Developers tout hydrogen as a clean energy source; Navajo opponents say it is another way outsiders will profit by harming their environment and health.
Salon · Jul 2, 2023 How Arizona stands between tribes' water For the Navajo Nation, the fight for water rights has real implications, with infrastructure often never built
Salon · Jun 26, 2023 Navajo Nation's water situation is vague The decision leaves water infrastructure for the Navajo Nation on unsure ground
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023 Supreme Court makes Navajo Nation's fight for more water harder A Supreme Court ruling this week will make it harder for the Navajo Nation to get water from the Colorado River