A map of language charted by Navajo philosophy Esther Belin is trying to shape a uniquely Navajo way of writing. Heather Hansman November 13, 2017 Click to print (Opens in new window) Print ...

As the Perseverance Mars Rover maps out its new home, it will be naming landmarks in the Navajo language. NASA's Aaron Yazzie explains how they translated words for Perseverance to use.

Navajo President Russell Begaye announced the agreement with the Grants-Cibola district on Wednesday. About 10 percent of the district's 3,700 students are Navajo.

During World War II, some 400 Navajo speakers transmitted thousands of radio messages in a highly effective code based on their language: Fighter planes became hummingbirds, submarines became iron ...

The rover’s team, in collaboration with the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President, has been naming features of scientific interest with words in the Navajo language, as a big ...

Among the 11 requirements to seek the Navajo presidency, candidates must be official members of the Navajo Nation, be able to read and write in English and be fluent in the Navajo language.

That’s deliberate: Belin wants to show Navajo readers that they don’t have to conform to English standards while giving outsiders a sense of the complicated poetics of tribal storytelling.