First Native American district court judge named to San Juan and McKinley Counties
A Farmington attorney and a member of the Navajo Nation will be the first Native American to serve as a district court judge ...
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Farmington attorney becomes first Native American district court judge in Eleventh Judicial District
Washinawatok, a Farmington attorney and enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, will be the first Native American to serve as a district court judge in the Eleventh Judicial District of San Juan and ...
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Navajo woman appointed as first district court judge in New Mexico
A Farmington attorney has become the first Native American appointed to serve as a district court judge in the 11th Judicial ...
Utah, Navajo Nation finalize landmark water rights deal
Utah and the Navajo Nation have finalized a landmark water rights agreement. A state judge signed an interlocutory decree ...
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Native American activist Leonard Peltier, freed from Florida prison, welcomed in North Dakota
Peltier, 80, grew emotional at an events center in Belcourt on the Turtle Mountain reservation. Then-President Joe Biden ...
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Utah Bill Would Disenfranchise Rural Native Residents, Critics Warn
The proposal comes despite the vast majority of Utah voters being confident in the current vote-by-mail system.
Utah was the last state to allow Native Americans to vote. Ending vote by mail will take that right away, advocates say.
Native American advocates worry election reforms in front of the Utah Legislature would continue a legacy of discrimination.
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Former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez criticizes budget cuts and leadership silence
Former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez has strongly criticized recent federal staffing cuts, arguing they threaten ...
Native American singer Julia Keefe brings her Indigenous Big Band back to Bay Area
Inspired by influential big band singer Mildred Bailey, Julia Keefe is looking to enhance Native American presence in the ...
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Going home: Cattlewoman applies first-gen education on the Navajo Nation
Several years ago, Justina Slim sat on the couch at a family member’s home and entertained her infant nephew, Wade. She ...
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Tribal Organizations Say Trump’s Mass Layoffs Have Life-or-Death Consequences
Opposition mounts to the layoff of thousands of workers in health, education and other key tribal programs and agencies.