Navajo elder lived in dirt-floor shack with no electricity for 77 years — now she’s finally getting a real house. How her dream came true in her 80s

For most of her life, Victoria Benally has lived in a one-room shack with dirt floors, a leaking roof and walls patched with ...
National Catholic Reporter

'Right to life' at stake: Catholics react to high court's ruling on Navajo water rights

After a 5-4 Supreme Court decision struck a blow to the Navajo Nation's request for federal assistance in securing water for the reservation June 22, Catholics who minister among Native Americans ...
Navajo-Hopi Observer

28 families in Birdsprings affected by flooding, state of emergency declared

A state of emergency was declared Oct. 14 for the Navajo Nation chapters of Birdsprings and Dennehotso after recent ...
T&D

New Line Life Podcast: Powering Navajo Nation

The Light Up Navajo program, which is organized by the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) and the American Public Power Association (APPA), brings first-time electricity to homes on Navajo Nation.
KHOU 11

She lived 77 years without electricity. Now in her 80s, a Navajo elder is getting her first house.

TONALEA, Ariz. — For most of her 80 years, Victoria Benally has lived in a shack on the Navajo Nation. One room with dirt floors covered by scraps of carpet, a door that doesn’t fully shut, and thin ...

Navajo sends state-bound baseball team off with parade

Navajo Public Schools hosted a mini-parade for their baseball team as they hit the road Wednesday afternoon. Students from ...
Yahoo! Sports

The Latest: Navajo leader supported death penalty in case

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of a man charged in the killing of a Navajo Nation girl (all times local): 4 p.m. Navajo Nation president Russell Begaye says he told prosecutors ...