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.

James Bilagody is a Navajo actor, comedian and musician from Tuba City, Arizona. Growing up with his aunt and uncle, Navajo was the first language that Bilagody learned.

In the Navajo language, they call themselves Diné [the people], and Tsannie says there are similarities with Dene languages. "We can understand one another and we have that connection with the ...

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 ...

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.

Castle Valley • “Navajo Highways,” a family-friendly puppet TV show that teaches Navajo language and culture, has wrapped up filming after recently securing a distributor.