Navajo News

What do a century-old football, Pueblo pottery, a handwoven Chimay rug, lowriders, religious pilgrims and retablos have in common? All are symbols of New Mexico's rich multicultural heritage, celebrated in two new exhibits opening with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the New Mexico State University Museum.

A client of the WESST Enterprise Center, a small business incubator in Albuquerque, is paying it forward with a gift that is the largest donation to date from a WESST client.

The families are unable to hook up to water and electrical services because they are living in unauthorized areas.

Arthur Allison, 64, is the first Navajo to hold the cabinet position. Senators confirmed him on a 36-0 vote, silencing a two-day controversy over his nomination.

It was a big day at the state capitol for New Mexico veterans, who rallied with the governor for some of her pet projects to make their lives a little easier.

State senators, concerned about possible illegal tobacco sales at a tribal store in which Arthur Allison has an interest, delayed a vote today on whether to confirm him as secretary of the Department of Indian Affairs.

The Ottawa and Chippewa tribes had won a Supreme Court case that reaffirmed their rights to fish on the lake.

Former Wingate coach Dewey Bohling and his wife Sandra Bohling pose with his 2011 New Mexico Track & Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame Award.

Ray Etcitty, general counsel for the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise, told the committee that in 2008 there was a memorandum of agreement for the gaming enterprise to pay for the salaries of two Navajo police officers who would be stationed at Fire Rock Navajo Casino in Church Rock, N.M. But since then police presence at the casino has been ... (more)

One of the country's largest American Indian tribes has partnered with a national laboratory to study what technologies would be best for developing natural resources on the vast reservation.

This undated photo shows actors and crew filming a scene from the movie "Opal" in Tohatchi, N.M. Ramona Emerson swept into Park City, Utah, in 2010 as one of four writers and filmmakers selected to participate in the Sundance Film Festival's Native Filmmakers Ford Foundation Fellowship Program.

A lot could go wrong when someone marries a pen pal from prison. But a lot could go right.

This undated photo shows actors and crew filming a scene from the movie "Opal" in Tohatchi, N.M. Ramona Emerson swept into Park City, Utah, in 2010 as one of four writers and filmmakers selected to participate in the Sundance Film Festival's Native Filmmakers Ford Foundation Fellowship Program.

The first application of a law that was created to protect homosexuals, minorities and people with mental disabilities came full circle after two Farmington men who branded a swastika on the arm of a Navajo man were sentenced in federal court in Santa Fe.

Two Farmington men have been sentenced to prison for branding a swastika on the arm of a developmentally disabled Navajo man.

Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly is facing criticism for remarks he made about the governors of Arizona and New Mexico.

Navajo President Ben Shelly expected an influx of calls after he announced his personal cell phone number during a tribal legislative session, and it was broadcast over the radio.

Six men three sporting mesh ball caps, one in a beanie and two bareheaded sat around a table Monday at Northern Navajo Edge Casino.