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On Tribal Lands, Digital Divide Brings New Form Of Isolation

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Internet Access, Navajo Nation, Native American, Native Americans, Tribal Land, The Navajo Nation, Breakdown, Internet, Navajo, Fcc, Federal Communications Commission, Broadband Access, Wireless, Navajo Indians Internet Access, Technology News

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. -- Like many college students, Wilhelmina Tsosie must go online to complete her assignments. But unlike the vast majority of Americ...

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Galactic Time Keepers

Jay Tavare | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: End Times, Mayan Calandar, Navajo, Egyptians, Long Count, Hopi, 2012, Kachina, Apocolypse, Culture News

Ultimately, we do play a part in our own destiny, for destiny only takes us half way. The rest we have to walk ourselves.

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Navajo To Urban Outfitters: Stop Ripping Off Our Name

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Branding, Video, Navajo Nation, Navajo, Urban Outfitters, Trademark Infringement, Hipster Clothing, Business News

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- The Navajo Nation has sued Urban Outfitters Inc. months after the tribe sent a cease and desist letter to the clothing retailer de...

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Indian Givers

Jay Tavare | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Indian Givers, Adopt-a-Native-Elder, Adopt a Native Elder, American Indians, Navajo, Rug Show, Spirit Volunteers, Video, Impact News

Twenty-five people from different backgrounds, cultures and nations, made a commitment to come together for a single purpose -- to help the Navajo Elders and to learn from each other

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Banned for Life From Facebook, Man Finds a Home on Google Plus (Video)

Dan McDermott | Posted 01.15.2012

My special guest on this edition of Google Plus Week is Adam Guerbuez, the Montreal marketer who got sued for $873 million by Facebook and lost.

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Urban Outfitters Removes 'Navajo' From Its Product Descriptions

The Huffington Post | Erin Clements | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Jezebel, Urban Outfitters Controversy, Navajo Nation, Urban Outfitters, Navajo, Style News

Last week, we reported that Urban Outfitters was taking heat for featuring the word "Navajo" in its product descriptions. In an open letter to the ...

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Learning The Lingo: The 5 Hardest Languages To Master

Ben Colclough | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Travel, Languages, Learning a Language, Travel Tips, Polish, Navajo, Hungarian, Travel Blogs, Second Languages, Mandarin, Travel News

What makes Tuyuca so unique is its use of evidentiality: Each verb must contain a suffix that describes how the speaker knows the information they are stating.

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Tribes Say Sewage Into Snow A No Go

Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: American Indians, Navajo, Snowbowl, US Destinations, Global Pulse, Native Americans, Travel, Snowboarding, Arizona, Arizona Travel, Skiing, Hopi, Travel News

Members of two Native American tribes are objecting to an Arizona ski resort's plan to use sewage to create artificial snow because the spraying of wa...

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Adopt a Native Elder: When the Spirit Moves You...

Jay Tavare | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Indian, Volunteer, Elders, Dine', Navajo, Adopt a Native Elder, Arizona, Utah, Rugs, Weavers, Impact News

More than 2,500 people from all over the world volunteer their time, expertise and love to raise money for one of the poorest demographics in America.

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2011 Has Started - Isn't It Time to Get Organized?

Tom Alderman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Kudzu, Chaos, William James, The Bellagio, Psychologists, Navajo Indians, Navajo, Flotsam, 2011, The New Year, Clutter, Healthy Living News

You've probably got it. I certainly do. Most of us have one. It is that kitchen drawer, closet, basement, attic or crawl space, where you'll find eve...

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Lost Colorado City Of Cuchara Offers Lessons About Historic Cultural Conflicts

Fox News Latino | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Utes, Native Americans, Colorado, Navajo, Colorado History, Settling the West, Cuchara, Denver News

Denver -- A town in southern Colorado, which was founded by Hispanics 150 years ago and today no longer exists, offers some timeless lessons about cu...

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Protections of Justice System Should Apply to Us All, Even Non-English Speakers

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011

With more than 176 different languages and dialects spoken in the United States, we still have a long way to go to assure full support for all legal Limited English Proficiency defendants in court cases.

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LA Pulls Plug on Costly Coal: Like Taking 11 Million Cars Off Road

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: La, Dirty Coal, California, Navajo, Green Jobs, Water, Mercury, Greenhouse Gases, Clean Energy, Al Gore, Pollution, LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Coal, Sierra Club, Utah, Los Angeles News

Villaraigosa's clean energy initiative recognizes the massive and largely overlooked costs of dirty coal on his local constituents -- and the nation -- and the need to move to a coal-free future.

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Navajo Nation Starting Green Jobs Initiative

Yahoo! Finance | Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press Writer | Posted 05.25.2011

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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- Supporters of an effort to create green jobs on the Navajo Nation say a newly formed commission will help to spark creation o...

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What Is The Miracle Cure For Your Relationships?

Ken Dychtwald Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Yucatan, Economic Downturn, Renewal of Vows, Tai Chi, Relationships, Mayan Wedding, Elvis, Chapel of Love, With Purpose, Muddhist Ceremony, Marriage, Navajo, Remarrying, Ken Dychtwald, Las Vegas, Tao, Vail Mountain, Skiing Judge, Healthy Living News

During these particularly trying times, rather than turning to bars, bloviators or our brokers for relief, maybe we should turn to our loved ones and friends to find the cure for whatever ails us.

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Why Raul Grijalva Matters at Interior: Black Mesa Nightmare Redux

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dirty Coal, Dine, Obama Cabinet, Coal, Raul Grijalva, Department of the Interior, Hopi, Environment, Environmental Protection, Big Coal, Native Americans, Navajo, Green, Strip Mining, Arizona, Barack Obama Transition, Politics News

For the sake of a balanced approached to mining, indigenous rights, and environmental concerns, let's hope U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva takes the reins at the Department of the Interior.

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Navajo Nation Takes The Plunge

Tim Giago | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Navajo Nation, Gambling, American Indians, Navajo, New Mexico, Fire Rock Casino Opening, Navajo Casinos, Indian Casinos, Arizona, Fire Rock Casino Profit Projection, Casino, Joe Shirley Jr., Healthy Living News

The once-reluctant Navajo Nation is finally joining the ranks of the other 225 tribes in America and will open their first casino in October. They project an income of $32 million in the first year.

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Navajo Nation: Election 2008

Rebecca Ford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Native American Rights, Indian Reservations, Navajo Nation, Native Americans, Arizona, New Mexico, Voting, Utah, Navajo, Obama Navajo Nation, Minority Vote West, Mccain Native American, Arizona Campaign, Mccain Navajo, Obama Minority Vote, Western Campaign, Navajo Vote, Home News

With over 38,000 registered voters, the residents of Navajo Nation in the southwest are being courted by McCain and Obama. After 140 years, said one man, "a minority president might change things."

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