The complaint claims the order to remove land near Chaco Canyon from oil and gas leasing could cost residents millions of dollars in lost royalties.

With the signing of a final decree in Utah, work can move forward on developing projects to deliver clean running water to homes that lack it.

Navajo rug weaving tradition provides cultural and economic sustenance for elders like Vina Horseherder, supported by events like Adopt-A-Native-Elder's rug show.

Lab coats hung on hooks and cabinets gave way to tall ceilings above typical blacktopped science tables. The windows framed Flagstaff’s canopy of trees and mountains in the distance.

Navajo Nation officials this week addressed ongoing concerns about the recent restart of uranium ore hauling through the reservation.

Navajo government officials sought to reassure tribal members that uranium shipments traversing the Navajo Nation have enough safeguards to keep people safe. They also say they didn’t have a choice but to allow it.

Energy Fuels Inc. will be responsible for these trips. The company and the Navajo Nation have agreed to allow them for the next two to four years. The company will have to make sure their trucks are up to Navajo Nation standards to keep the land and people living there safe.

Laura Tohe, poet laureate of the Navajo Nation, is the tribe’s first. She’s published books of poetry, oral histories and even librettos for decades, often retelling 200 years of Navajo history.

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren told The Arizona Republic that his office and the council took the position against the 10-mile buffer zone because they "didn't get proper tribal consultation.