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Coal Power Plant: EPA To Reconsider Navajo Nation's Permit

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 09.28.2009 | Denver

Read More: Navajo Nation, Colorado, Desert Rock, New Mexico, Environmental Protection Agency, Coal-Fired Plants, Nm, Shiprock, Denver News

Opponents of coal-fired power plants around the country were buoyed by a decision Friday to send the proposed 1,500-megawatt Desert Rock facility near...

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Taking Peyote in a Navajo Tipi Ceremony

Karin Luisa | Posted 09.07.2009 | World

Read More: Navajo Nation, Tipi, Mexico, Peyote, Guadalajara, Marakame, Shamanism, Tepic, Huichol, Csikszentmihalyi, World News
Karin Luisa

The participants were engrossed, believing in the bowl, the spirit of Peyote, the words of the chief as he now admonished us to learn how to pray.

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Looking Backwards in Order to Move Forward

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 08.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Sustainability, Green Economy, Navajo Nation, Green Energy, Green News
Jonathan A. Schein

The Navajo Nation, currently saddled with a 44% unemployment rate, has become the first Native American tribe to pass green jobs legislation.

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Navajo Nation Starting Green Jobs Initiative

Yahoo! Finance | Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press Writer | Posted 08.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Economy, Navajo Nation, Navajo, Green Jobs, Green Jobs Navajo, Green Energy, Green News

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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Green Jobs March On: Navajos Lead First Nations with Historic Green Jobs Legislation

Jeff Biggers | Posted 08.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Navajo Nation, Dine, Van Jones, Green News, President Barack Obama, Green Jobs, Black Mesa, Green Energy, Coal, Green News
Jeff Biggers

The bounty of green job dreams is one step toward becoming a reality on the Dinetah-Navajo Nation.

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Navajo Nation Takes The Plunge

Tim Giago | Posted 06.28.2008 | Living

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., Living News
Tim Giago

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 06.25.2008 | Home

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
Rebecca Ford

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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