Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Navajo is now the official language of the Navajo Nation, placing an obligation on the tribal government to preserve and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Christmas Eve, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed legislation to make the Navajo language the official language of the ...

Navajo poet, author, medicine man and former Navajo Nation Vice President Rex Lee Jim died last week at age 63. In a 2019 interview, Lee discusses translating the Diné language and worldview.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Navajos voted Tuesday to loosen language requirements for their top leaders, eliminating the need for them to be fluent in Navajo and giving voters more discretion in who can ...

The Phoenix Indian Center, in partnership with the Navajo Department of Health (NDOH) and the Yideeską́ ądi Hózhǫ́ ǫ́ jí Center (YHC), successfully hosted a Navajo Song & ...

The group of Navajo speakers gathered in Flagstaff, Arizona, were deep into translating the pages stacked in front of them when they began deliberating over how to best describe fentanyl. It wouldn't ...

“Navajo Highways” is intended to “serve as an educational tool aimed at Navajo children from Pre-K to 3rd grade,” according to a synopsis. Castle Valley • “Navajo Highways,” a family-friendly puppet ...

Jaa’ii! Are you listening? Despite literally meaning “ears” in the Navajo language, jaa’ii refers to someone who hears but isn’t actively listening. That’s one of many colloquial terms unique to the ...

A New Mexico woman decided to put a local Burger King drive-thru worker to the test by ordering in her native Navajo language. What happened next left her pleasantly surprised. The Navajo language ...

Navajo Vote is Pivotal in Arizona Navajo-speaking voters are a closely watched group. High turnout from the Navajo Nation—which sweeps across the entire northeast portion of Arizona before stretching ...