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 ...
Native News Online

Navajo Nation Council to Convene 2025 Fall Session Amid Budget Cuts and Calls for Accountability

On Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, the 25th Navajo Nation Council will open its 2025 fall session at 10 a.m. in the 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 ...
Footprints of The Frontier on MSN

Navajo Myths of Creation, Darkness, and Tricksters

In the firelit nights of the frontier, stories carried more than entertainment — they carried power. Navajo myths revealed ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...