/tags/navajo-nation Navajo Nation en-US Copyright Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:46:22 GMT /local-news/2025-09-17/new-mexico-delegation-pueblo-leaders-protect-chaco-canyon On Tuesday, the New Mexico congressional delegation and pueblo leaders held a press conference outside the Capitol in Washington D.C. to urge Congress and the Trump Administration to continue upholding protections for Chaco Canyon against oil and gas drilling. Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:46:22 GMT /local-news/2025-09-17/new-mexico-delegation-pueblo-leaders-protect-chaco-canyon Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2025-08-28/navajo-nation-vice-president-raises-concerns-around-federal-funding-education-cuts Richelle Montoya, vice president of the Navajo Nation, told state lawmakers on the Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee on Thursday her community is concerned about its schools in the face of federal funding cuts. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:06:13 GMT /local-news/2025-08-28/navajo-nation-vice-president-raises-concerns-around-federal-funding-education-cuts Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2025-07-30/wells-on-navajo-nation-pose-health-risk-to-humans-livestock-and-the-environment Reporter Jerry Redfern of Capital and Main describes his reporting the abandoned oil wells that some people are using as a water source. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 22:12:50 GMT /local-news/2025-07-30/wells-on-navajo-nation-pose-health-risk-to-humans-livestock-and-the-environment Mark Haslett /local-news/2025-05-15/many-on-the-navajo-nation-blindsided-by-a-hydrogen-pipeline-change The company at the center of a controversial green energy project connecting New Mexico and Arizona has changed plans for a key component: A much-debated pipeline that would have carried climate-friendly hydrogen will instead carry natural gas, and possibly a natural gas-hydrogen blend at a future date. Thu, 15 May 2025 21:17:04 GMT /local-news/2025-05-15/many-on-the-navajo-nation-blindsided-by-a-hydrogen-pipeline-change Jerry Redfern /local-news/2025-05-08/podcast-new-mexico-uranium-mining A new podcast by journalists Andy Lyman and Laura Paskus aims to keep New Mexico news and people front and center. On their inaugural episode of “Lesser Known New Mexico,” the two spoke with Source New Mexico’s Patrick Lohmann about his recent coverage on the potential restart of uranium mining in the state. Fri, 09 May 2025 03:53:17 GMT /local-news/2025-05-08/podcast-new-mexico-uranium-mining Andy Lyman and Laura Paskus /local-news/2025-02-10/native-american-communities-concerned-for-safety-with-immigration-enforcement Since President Trump issued numerous executive orders last month related to immigration enforcement, some Native American communities have raised concerns over the safety of tribal members, with reports of some being detained and being misidentified as immigrants. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:55:26 GMT /local-news/2025-02-10/native-american-communities-concerned-for-safety-with-immigration-enforcement Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2025-02-04/some-of-them-fell-to-their-knees A Navajo citizen describes being questioned by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Tue, 04 Feb 2025 20:19:21 GMT /local-news/2025-02-04/some-of-them-fell-to-their-knees Molly Montgomery, Searchlight New Mexico /local-news/2024-09-20/indigenous-advocates-reca-dc Local Indigenous communities that have been impacted by long-term uranium exposure will be traveling to Washington D.C. on Sunday to demand that Congress pass a bill that will compensate those exposed to radiation. Sat, 21 Sep 2024 00:27:32 GMT /local-news/2024-09-20/indigenous-advocates-reca-dc Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-07-11/churchrock-radioactive-navajo-uranium It’s been 45 years since the largest radioactive release in U.S. history occurred at Church Rock New Mexico. Members of the Navajo Nation will gather on Saturday to commemorate the anniversary of the uranium spill. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:20:00 GMT /local-news/2024-07-11/churchrock-radioactive-navajo-uranium Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2024-05-28/navajo-nation-president-denies-sexual-harassment-allegations-by-vice-president On Tuesday, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren spoke for the first time about sexual harassment allegations by his vice president that became public last month. He denied any wrongdoing and said accusations are not true. Wed, 29 May 2024 01:32:05 GMT /local-news/2024-05-28/navajo-nation-president-denies-sexual-harassment-allegations-by-vice-president Jeanette DeDios